Nature's Cures, Remedies and Healings

2011-09-26T09:44:00.001-05:00

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2011-08-17T11:11:00.001-05:00

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2011-08-17T11:01:00.001-05:00

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2010-10-27T15:59:00.001-05:00

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The Whole Child: Prescription for Play

2010-10-14T20:48:00.001-05:00

by kiwilog

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Imagine a treatment that would improve your mood, make you smarter, keep you healthier and improve your relationships. How much would you invest in that therapy?

Turns out there is such a thing, and best of all – it’s free. It’s called “nature.”

How many of you were told as youngsters by a parent or grandparent – “Just go out and play”? And then you did just that. You’d go out for hours after school, just exploring the backyard, or the woods, or the playground, with your friends until it was dinnertime.

I am afraid we have lost touch with the value of free time and play, especially for our children. What better time than summer to re-focus on the lost art of simply playing outside?

We have overscheduled children frantically trying to keep up with their overscheduled parents in our 21st century world where relaxation time must be planned as well. Play-dates have replaced free play, often booked weeks in advance as parents link up their PDA’s to ensure kids can hang out together.

I know, I know, it’s a different world now. The ability to pay “partial continuous attention” is a highly valued skill these days. Parents feel the pressure to prepare their children for the “real world” they’ll face. Globalization forces us to compare our educational systems not only to those of neighboring towns but to those of other countries half-way across the world. I am not so naive as to believe we can turn back the clock and remove all stress from life. Indeed, as researcher Hans Selye noted, stress is not necessarily a bad thing; it is simply “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand.” So we must focus on teaching our children not how to avoid demands per se but how to develop better coping mechanisms. One of the best ways, it seems, is to promote free, unstructured play – especially in natural, outdoor settings.

More and more research is pointing out the costs of hectic childhoods and lack of time spent in outdoor settings. Richard Louv, author of “The Last Child in the Woods,” aptly termed this phenomenon, “Nature-Deficit Disorder.” His Children and Nature Network was specifically created to encourage us to reconnect with nature. A mounting number of research studies highlight the positive impact of free outdoor play on children’s emotional and physical health. A study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (Burdette HL, Whitaker RC: Resurrecting free play in young children: looking beyond fitness and fatness to attention, affiliation, and affect. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159: 46-50) highlights the physical toll on our children: “We propose that efforts to increase physical activity in young children might be more successful if physical activity is promoted using different language-encouraging play-and if a different set of outcomes are emphasized-aspects of child well-being other than physical health.”

Another study, published in the American Journal of Public Health (Kuo FE, Taylor AF: A potential natural treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from a national study. Am J Public Health 94:1580-6), demonstrates the positive effects of outdoor play on children with ADHD. The American Academy of Pediatrics authored a seminal report, “The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds,” written in defense of play and in response to forces threatening free play and unscheduled time.

Not that we necessarily have to develop an evidence-base to feel good about recommending free, unstructured play for our children, but in this crazy world where some towns actually schedule one night a year for families to be together and relax, we need all the help we can get.

How can we create such a place? Psychologist Michael Thompson, author of “Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys,” recently blogged about a wonderful lost world he re-discovered. He describes this world….

“… where people sit down and eat three meals together every day, serving their food from platters and talking with one another throughout the meal. A world where ten-year-olds set the table for dinner and take all the dishes back to the kitchen when the meal is finished, without complaint. A world where thirteen-year-old boys don’t play video games every night, nor do they watch TV or sit in front of computers. Instead, they lie on their beds and read comic books and graphic novels, sometimes even grown-up novels. In this world I saw eleven-year-old girls walking together and holding hands as they walked back to their cabins. Right out in the open. No girls there send mean instant messages to one another; they don’t I.M. at all. Instead, they sing. When they are making their beds (yes, they make their beds every morning) and sweeping out their rooms, they sing together. First one starts to sing a song, and then the others join in, spontaneously. There is no adult leading them.”

Doesn’t this sound too good to be true? What Dr. Thompson is describing, of course, is summer camp. I bring up this example not to suggest that all children should go to summer camp or that all families can afford or would choose to send them. It is but one example of finding space for children to literally unplug and just be. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we could create this world somewhere in every community? This is a major socioeconomic challenge.

First Lady Michelle Obama is one of those taking on this challenge. Her “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity recently launched a complementary initiative – “Let’s Move Outside”

How to Make Affirmations Work

2010-09-09T18:13:00.002-05:00

It only takes a few minutes to make affirmations but they work like magic because they change your focus and your whole outlook at life. When used properly, affirmations are a tremendous opportunity to change your negative, destructive thoughts with positive, constructive thoughts that will result in you taking positive actions and creating the life you have always wanted. However, this is not the whole story. Most people bypass two factors that are indispensable in changing your life through the power of affirmations. This article reveals the two missing ingredients to make affirmations work for you.
1- Consistency
The absolute worst way to undermined your effort is to be inconsistent with your affirmation routine.
You see, every activity we start (or every goal we set) is like a seed that we plant. a seed does not produce fruits as soon as it is planted but it needs time to grow: it is the law of sowing and reaping.
If you take the time to observe how things work on earth, you will come to realize that everything is submitted to this law. The time to grow might be different from one seed to another but it always come into play.
Another thing you need to be aware of is that the seed planted must literally die in the ground if it is to produce forth a tree and then fruits. In the same way you might go through rough patches when starting your affirmation routines (doubt, discouragement as to their success) but know that these are signs that change is taking place from your innermost being.
2- Belief
The greatest lesson I've learned about affirmations is that you must choose to believe that what you are saying is true
One of the characteristic of belief - something most of us forget - is that it is not based on our senses (what we see, hear, touch, smell or taste). It would seem irrational (without intellectual foundation or reasoning to explain the "why" behind it) at a time but it is the very nature of a belief: it is not tangible.
The best thing then you could do is to simply CHOOSE to believe what you are saying is true...experience will definitely follow if you keep the thought of your affirmations in your head during the day. I am not suggesting that you exclusively think about them but rather that you should use them as "weapons" to stop any negative thinking that can prevent you from acting as you should to know success.
And there you have it: consistency in your affirmation routine and belief in what you are saying are the missing ingredients that make people say that affirmation do not work.
If you start implementing what is taught above, there is no reason why you won't change your life in the way that you so desire. The law of sowing and reaping always work.

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How Natural Health Works and Why You Should Consider It.

2010-07-29T10:52:00.001-05:00

How Does Natural Health Work? Why Should You Consider It?
By Madeleine Innocent Platinum Quality Author

What are the reasons behind the successes found with natural health?

Natural health is an enormous subject, with many different modalities, often covering different aspects of your health. Some focus on body work. Some on diet. Some focus on the whole of you, so are known as holistic. The scope of this article is not sufficient to address this complex subject more than superficially. However, it may provide you with some useful incites.

Natural health, almost as a body, is based on natural laws. This means the modalities are not at war with your body. Instead, they are supporting your body's natural inclination to heal itself. Your immune system was designed to keep you healthy, preventing entry of disease, or to help you recover quickly if disease was not prevented.

However, few people look after this intangible part of themselves, allowing it to become almost useless. So, ill health is an inevitable result.

The natural modalities of health care work to restore this essential part of you. This can come through healthy diet, from getting out into the sun, from changing your job, from changing any unhealthy habit, or one that does not promote your natural good health, to a health habit. The natural modality, homeopathy, probably restores your immune system faster than any other.

Fighting disease and ill health does tend to ensure it survives. There is a natural law that, in essence, implies that what you resist, persists. Fighting disease is resistance.

Naturally good health comes from addressing the cause of your problem and personalising your symptoms. You are a unique individual, so your treatment should be so, too. How can any other way work?

By resisting your health problem, you make it stronger. By accepting it and then working from this state of acceptance to change things, you have a far better chance of reversing the cause permanently. Even if your condition is severe or life threatening, there is still a possibility that this can be reversed. You'll never know unless you try.

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18 Things You Need to Know About Vitamin D and Cancer

2010-02-04T13:10:00.005-06:00

Think twice before applying that sunscreen! Did you know vitamin D deficiency kills more than one million people each year? As more and more people slather on the sunscreen (which is most likely filled with harmful and toxic chemicals), they get less and less of nature's "sunshine" vitamin, which is synthesized by the skin when exposed to direct sunlight. On the flip side, the risk of being harmed by the sun is minimal. Sufficient vitamin D levels can decrease a woman's breast cancer risk by 50 percent, and suppress tumor growth in colorectal, breast and prostate cancer.
Read on to learn more about the overwhelming evidence between cancer risk and vitamin D deficiency - and what you can do about it.
Author Quotes about Vitamin D and Cancer:

"Vitamin D suppresses tumor growth and promotes differentiation in colorectal cancer in much the same ways it does in breast and prostate cancer. Normal colon cells have higher vitamin D receptor concentrations than abnormal or cancerous colon cells."
- James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure
"The combination of vitamin D and vitamin A slows prostate cancer cell growth in the lab. Clinical research on activated vitamin D and vitamin D-like molecules in humans shows promise. We know that activated vitamin D alone often slows the growth of prostate tumors, and the different concentrations of vitamin D receptors on cancer cells versus normal prostate cells can help to separate cancer cells from normal cells by growth rates."
- James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure
"D deficiency that plagues 80 percent of the American population. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with depression, prostate cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis and almost every other degenerative disorder. 'The elderly, who spend little time in the sun and use sunscreen agents frequently, may be at risk for vitamin d deficiency,' according to a statement made by the Mayo Clinic."
- Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's a Survival Mechanism
"Over 42 percent of Americans suffer from vitamin D deficiency, and 47 percent of pregnant women are severely deficient in this important hormone. Their children tend to have weak bones that break easily, even during their childhood years. Many chronic illnesses are due to vitamin D deficiency, including osteoporosis, cancer, and depression. You cannot stop a vitamin D deficiency by taking supplements. Sunlight is the only real remedy. To make sufficient amounts of vitamin D, dark-skinned people need to spend at least two to three times longer in the sun than do Caucasians."
- Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body
"Vitamin D may play an anti-cancer role by slowing cell division. Sunshine is the natural source of vitamin D."
- Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified
"Vitamin D is crucial for the immune system and may play a role in cancer prevention as well."
- Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel
"In 2007, Doctor Cedrick Garland and colleagues, using pooled analyses of available research, estimated that maintaining a vitamin D blood level of 55ng/ml could annually prevent 250,000 deaths worldwide, including 60,000 in the USA." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health
"I even learned that your own body freely generates the best anti-cancer medicine in the world - vitamin D - a nutrient that's been proven to slash breast cancer risk by an astonishing 50 percent, but only if you get some exposure to natural sunlight or consume vitamin D through fish oils and nutritional supplements.
- Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions
"All African Americans have vitamin D deficiency and they consequently have higher rates of cancer. Slathering on sunscreen is not such a good idea. We've gone too far with sunscreen because we're not getting enough vitamin D. This is a 'coming public health disaster in the US.' Everyone should get a half hour of sunshine a day."
- Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
"Research shows that vitamin D has a variety of important benefits besides lowering blood sugar. It seems to protect against eighteen different kinds of cancers, has a significant positive impact on the immune system in fighting colds and flu’s, viruses, and TB, and protects against rickets and osteoporosis."
- Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Live 21-Day+ Program
"Those not getting sufficient sunshine to meet their vitamin D needs should take a supplement. Vitamin deficiency is epidemic in America, and it contributes not only to the development of osteoporosis but to increased cancer and heart disease as well."
- Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Cholesterol Protection for Life, New Expanded Edition
"On the other hand, lack of sun exposure and subsequent vitamin D deficiency kills more than one million people each year. Comparatively, the risk of being harmed by the sun is minimal. The most dangerous of skin cancers, which is melanoma, usually appears in parts of the skin where the sun does not reach at all, or not reach enough. If you have the opportunity, for optimal protection expose your entire body to the sun, including the private parts."
- Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease -- It's A Survival Mechanism
"Now it seems as if every month there is a new study documenting the beneficial effects of sunlight and vitamin D, which, as you know, we get from the sun. For instance, in one of these recent studies, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (a very sunny place), concluded that almost 150,000 cases of cancer - particularly colorectal and breast cancer - could be prevented each year by just ten to fifteen minutes a day of exposure to sunlight."
- Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again
"Numerous other studies have supported this research, showing that modest unprotected exposure to sunlight helps the body produce the vitamin D it needs to keep bones healthy and protect against cancer, including skin cancer. Yes, you read that right. Of course, repeated sunburns - especially in childhood and in very fair-skinned people - have been linked to melanoma. But there is no credible scientific evidence that moderate sun exposure causes skin cancer."
- Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again
"A study from Finland also confirmed a connection with a deficiency of vitamin D and prostate cancer. People living in northern hemispheres, where the days are dark most of the winter months, could benefit from taking a vitamin D supplement. Don't forget about also taking a whole food supplement to get all your daily requirements of all the essential nutrients."
- Gregory, A. Gore, Defeat Cancer
"The net result is, that not getting enough sunlight lowers your vitamin D and serotonin levels and thereby increases your risk of cancer and many other illnesses. Also be aware that most cosmetics now contain UV-blocking chemicals. These include face creams, makeup products, moisturizers, lotions and anti-wrinkle creams. If you feel you absolutely need a sunscreen product because you are unable to avoid the direct midday sun, make sure it has mostly natural ingredients in them."
- Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease -- It's A Survival Mechanism
"Doses of 1 micro-gram per day of vitamin D have been shown to reduce blood pressure in hypercalcemic patients. Vitamin D may also be effective against cancer. Results of one nineteen-year long study of 1954 Chicago men which showed that an intake of greater than 3.75 micrograms per day of vitamin D was associated with a 50 percent reduction of colorectal cancer."
- Gary Null, Ph.D., Gary Nulls Ultimate Anti-Aging Program
"We know that the skin needs vitamin D, which is produced in response to sunshine. We also know that the skin needs vitamin A. But today man's body has become so degenerated, so filled with mucus, acid toxins, and mineral and vitamin deficiencies that he can't spend a great amount of time in the sunshine. There are many people who develop all kinds of skin conditions from exposure to the sun and then falsely put the blame on sunshine. The sun pulls out the impurities below the skin - trying to purify you. Skin cancers spring from toxic cells."
- Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation
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Eavesdrop on Richard Branson and Dr. Stephen Covey

2009-09-08T17:08:00.001-05:00

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Sweet healing from honey and brown sugar

2009-07-06T14:56:00.003-05:00

by Elle Febbo
Honey isn’t just for tea and biscuits anymore, and brown sugar isn’t just for baking.
Health experts from acne.com are now referencing honey as a healing agent when it comes to our skin, and brown sugar as a safe, natural cleansing agent for dermatological use.

Honey <http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/honeyhistory.htm> acts as a natural cleansing and calming compound, and is said to clear up even the ugliest blemish over just an 8 hour night’s sleep. Brown sugar removes dead skin cells and cleanses pores <https://www.examiner.com/x-13785-Mineral-Makeup-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Facial-cleansers-for-matte-oilfree-skin> , making way for supple, healthy looking skin.

Could two of the best beauty picks for stellar skin been right under our nose (or, on our toast), all along?

Below are a few ways to make your natural sweeteners do a lot more for you than add to your calorie count.

1. When you feel or see a blemish starting to appear, dab on a fingertip of honey to the affected area, and cover with a band-aid before bed. By dawn, it should be gone.

2. Mix 1/8th cup honey, and 2 teaspoons of whole milk together in a dish. Cleanse face and neck with milk and honey mixture, then rinse and moisturize as usual.

3. Queen Bee Exfoliating Scrub (Available in most common kitchens):

Naturally exfoliating your skin with a gentle exfoliant, such as brown sugar, will remove dead skin cells from the skin's surface while delicately cleansing pores. Upon completion, skin will feel smooth, and tone will be more even.

Recipe:

4 TBSP brown sugar

2 tsp honey

2 TBSP milk or water

2 drops of wheat germ oil (optional)

Apply to face, leave on 15 minutes, and rinse with cool water. Gently pat face dry with a clean towel, and moisturize.

Of course, after cleansing face and neck thoroughly, always use a moisturizer with a minimum of SPF 15 .

One more quick tip: Use honey from a jar; it’s thicker than what you’ll get from a squeeze bottle, and the honey does have to stay on your face to work, after all.

How to Prevent Mosquito Bites

2009-05-27T10:56:00.001-05:00

Posted By TipNut On June 15, 2007 @ 6:32 am In Beauty & Health 64 Comments <http://tipnut.com/how-to-prevent-mosquito-bites/print/#comments_controls>

As promised from yesterday’s post for How To Stop Mosquito Bites Itching <http://tipnut.com/over-40-mosquito-bite-itch-relief-tips/> [1], I’ve compiled a big list of recommendations and home remedies for mosquito repellent suggestions. A few things to note first:

You pretty much have to stop breathing to not attract the attention of a mosquito, a big attractor for them is the carbon dioxide from your breathing.
It also seems mosquitoes are attracted by scents like perfumes, sweat, body odor as well as body heat. Unless you stop using shampoos, soaps, deodorants and detergents–it’s hard to be scent free.
From what I understand, DEET has proven to be the most effective mosquito repellent. DEET is pretty crazy stuff though, so if you’d like to try less harsh solutions, there are plenty of tips below for you to give a shot.

Something to keep in mind: Since some people seem to be a mosquito magnet while others around them don’t get a single bite, I have the suspicion that there could be a personal body chemistry factor involved. And that could explain why a remedy that works for one person, may not work for another.

I suspect that’s why some people swear by the Bounce sheet method, or the Avon Skin So Soft solution, while others have a different experience. Bounce nor the Avon SSS did a thing for me btw, but I did include them in the list below. I know a few people who SWEAR by them.

Basics for Mosquito Bite Prevention

Wear light colored clothing, mosquitoes are attracted to dark clothes
Keep your body covered as much as possible (including wearing a hat), although mosquitoes can find their way through the fabric–it does cut down on bites

Mosquito Bite Prevention Home Remedies & Tips

Vanilla Extract: A few different recommendations for this one, each contradicting the other. Some say to dab Vanilla Extract on your pulse points, others say to rub it all over your skin & dab your clothes. Some say the cheap stuff is what you have to use, others say the real, pure Vanilla is the only thing that will work. Some say to apply it full strength, others say you can dilute it with water and spray it on. Play around with Vanilla to see what gives you best results–there are plenty of believers for this one as a mosquito deterrent so I think there’s something to it. (Note if this works what a great natural cure and smell good too!)
Garlic: This isn’t a favorite thing to do day-to-day, but if you’re going camping or hiking through heavily mosquito infested areas, try a garlic powder and water paste. Apply to pulse points, behind knees, on shoes and ankles and a dab or two on your cheeks or somewhere on your face and neck. Remember–keep out of eyes. And maybe stay out of public places too ;).
Essential Oils: Mix choice of essential oils with rubbing alcohol, or witch hazel, or distilled water and spritz on body or directly on cloth to rub on body (shake before each use). Or add a few drops in baby oil or olive oil then rub on skin. You can also apply drops along a strip of fabric (cotton) and tie around wrist. *Make sure to avoid mouth and eye areas when using essential oils.
Citronella oil
Lavender oil
Catnip oil
Eucalyptus oil
Pennyroyal oil *Seems to be strongly recommended
Tansy oil *Seems to be strongly recommended
Basil oil
Thyme oil
Cedar oil
Tea Tree oil
Peppermint oil
Lemongrass oil

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes
Break off leaves and crush them roughly, rub them all over your clothes and skin. Toss the bruised leaves around the perimeter of your deck or patio. Also plant these in pots and arrange them around the patio. You could also infuse these in water and then use that as a spray.

Citronella
Lavender
Basil
Catnip
Pennyroyal
Tansy
Marigolds

Commercial Products That Repel Mosquitoes
*(other than DEET items)

Avon’s Skin So Soft (straight or mix 50/50 with rubbing alcohol)
Bounce Sheets (hanging out of a pocket or waistband)
Listerine (mixed 50/50 with household vinegar then sprayed all over body)
Vicks VapoRub
You can purchase citronella torches to stand in the ground or set on table tops

Household Hack

Spray garlic powder and water all over the yard and bushes. Use a fertilizer hose attachment. Will need to be done bi-weekly (approx) or after a heavy rain.

Items to Eat
*Daily

Apparently the smell that comes out of your pores from a steady diet of the below deters mosquitoes. The items aren’t meant to be combined, they’re just different suggestions.

Garlic
B1 Vitamins
Brewers Yeast
Lemons

Proven False

Lemon Fresh Joy & Dish of Water <http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp> [2]

Also See These Tips:

How To Heal With Aloe Vera Plants: Tips Guide <http://tipnut.com/how-to-heal-with-aloe-vera-plants-tips-guide/> [3]
Rosemary Herbal Hand Scrub: Recipe <http://tipnut.com/herbal-hand-scrub/> [4]
Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid <http://tipnut.com/floral-olive-oil/> [5]

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[1] How To Stop Mosquito Bites Itching: http://tipnut.com/over-40-mosquito-bite-itch-relief-tips/

[2] Lemon Fresh Joy & Dish of Water: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/dishsoap.asp

[3] How To Heal With Aloe Vera Plants: Tips Guide: http://tipnut.com/how-to-heal-with-aloe-vera-plants-tips-guide/

[4] Rosemary Herbal Hand Scrub: Recipe: http://tipnut.com/herbal-hand-scrub/

[5] Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid: http://tipnut.com/floral-olive-oil/

Swine Flu Is it Fact or Fiction?

2009-05-03T10:05:00.001-05:00

This is great information about why NOT to panic... read this before you rush out to get a vaccine.. make informed decisions Peace, Lynne

Hi, This is an article by Dr. Mercola on the Swine Flu and will give you a lot of information. Take the time to read it. It will increase your understanding. Blessings and health, Marlene

Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction? American health officials declared a public health emergency as cases of swine flu were confirmed in the U.S. Health officials across the world fear this could be the leading edge of a global pandemic emerging from Mexico, where seven people are confirmed dead as a result of the new virus. On Wednesday April 29th, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic alert level to five on its six-level threat scale,1 which means they've determined that the virus is capable of human-to-human transmission. The initial outbreaks across North America reveal an infection already traveling at higher velocity than did the last official pandemic strain, the 1968 Hong Kong flu. Phase 5 had never been declared since the warning system was introduced in 2005 in response to the avian influenza crisis. Phase 6 means a pandemic is under way. Several nations have imposed travel bans, or made plans to quarantine air travelers2 that present symptoms of the swine flu despite the fact that WHO now openly states it is not possible to contain the spread of this infection and recommends mitigation measures, not restricting travel or closing borders. Just What is a Pandemic Anyway? A pandemic does not necessarily mean what you think it does, it is NOT black-plague carts being hauled through the streets piled high with dead bodies. Nor does it mean flesh eating zombies wandering the streets feeding on the living. All a pandemic means is that a new infectious disease is spreading throughout the world. By definition, a "pandemic" is an epidemic that is geographically widespread. Fear-mongers are always careful to add the innuendo that millions of people could and probably will die, as in the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 that killed about 20 million people worldwide. How does the death of even a few hundred equate to 20 million? Much Fear Mongering Being Promoted I suspect you have likely been alarmed by the media's coverage of the swine flu scare. It has a noticeable subplot - preparing you for draconian measures to combat a future pandemic as well as forcing you to accept the idea of mandatory vaccinations. On April 27, Time magazine published an article which discusses how dozens died and hundreds were injured from vaccines as a result of the 1976 swine flu fiasco, when the Ford administration attempted to use the infection of soldiers at Fort Dix as a pretext for a mass vaccination of the entire country. Despite acknowledging that the 1976 farce was an example of “how not to handle a flu outbreak”, the article still introduces the notion that officials “may soon have to consider whether to institute draconian measures to combat the disease”. Fear has become so widespread that Egypt has ordered the slaughter of the country's 300,000 pigs, even though no cases have been reported there. Fortunately some respectable journalists recognize this and are seeking to spread a voice of reason to the fear that is being promoted in the majority of the media This is NOT the First Swine Flu Panic My guess is that you can expect to see a lot of panic over this issue in the near future. But the key is to remain calm -- this isn't the first time the public has been warned about swine flu. The last time was in 1976, right before I entered medical school and I remember it very clearly. It resulted in the massive swine flu vaccine campaign. Do you happen to recall the result of this massive campaign? Within a few months, claims totaling $1.3 billion had been filed by victims who had suffered paralysis from the vaccine. The vaccine was also blamed for 25 deaths. However, several hundred people developed crippling Guillain-Barré Syndrome after they were injected with the swine flu vaccine. Even healthy 20-year-olds ended up as paraplegics. And the swine flu pandemic itself? It never materialized. More People Died From the Swine Flu Vaccine than Swine Flu! It is very difficult to forecast a pandemic, and a rash response can be extremely damaging. To put things into perspective, malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it's considered "a health problem"... But of course, there are no fancy vaccines for malaria that can rake in billions of dollars in a short amount of time. One Australian news source,3 for example, states that even a mild swine flu epidemic could lead to the deaths of 1.4 million people and would reduce economic growth by nearly $5 trillion dollars. Give me a break, if this doesn't sound like the outlandish cries of the pandemic bird-flu I don't know what does. Do you remember when President Bush said two million Americans would die as a result of the bird flu? In 2005, in 2006, 2007, and again in 2008, those fears were exposed as little more than a cruel hoax, designed to instill fear, and line the pocketbooks of various individuals and industry. I became so convinced by the evidence AGAINST the possibility of a bird flu pandemic that I wrote a New York Times bestselling book, The Bird Flu Hoax, all about the massive fraud involved with the epidemic that never happened.. What is the Swine Flu? Regular swine flu is a contagious respiratory disease, caused by a type-A influenza virus that affects pigs. The current strain, A(H1N1), is a new variation of an H1N1 virus -- which causes seasonal flu outbreaks in humans -- that also contains genetic material of bird and pig versions of the flu. Symptoms include: Fever of more than 100 Coughing Runny nose and/or sore throat Joint aches Severe headache Vomiting and/or diarrhea Lethargy Lack of appetite Interestingly enough, this version has never before been seen in neither human nor animal, which I will discuss a bit later. This does sound bad. But not so fast. There are a few reasons to not rush to conclusions that this is the deadly pandemic we've been told would occur in the near future (as if anyone could predict it without having some sort of inside knowledge). Current State of Swine Flu SpreadAs of May 1, 2009, 11 countries have officially reported 363 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection and only ten deaths in the ENTIRE world from this illness. At this time ALL of the deaths are from people born in Mexico Why Mexico? Well overcrowding, poor nutrition and overall poor immunity, all of which are indigenous to Mexico will radically increase your risk of death from almost any infection.Interestingly there are no official reports of just who these people are that died. Are they elderly or infirm people, are they already chronically ill? Are they under 5 years old? Or perhaps someone who could just as easily be killed by the common cold or a slip and fall? These are important questions that have not been answered.The number of fatalities, and suspected and confirmed cases across the world change depending on the source, so your best bet -- if you want the latest numbers -- is to use Google Maps' Swine Flu Tracker. There is also an experimental version for Mexico.But "officially' the most recent numbers according to the World Health Organization's Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response site are: Country Cases Deaths Mexico 156 9 United States 141 1* Canada 34 0 Spain 13 0 United Kingdom 8 0 Germany 3 0 New Zealand 3 0 Israel 2 0 Switzerland 1 0 Austria 1 0 Netherlands 1 0 *The United States has had 141 confirmed cases, and one death BUT no deaths from US Citizens. On April 29th CNN reported the first swine fatality in the US, however this was actually a child from Mexico that died in Texas. It is important to note that nearly all suspected new cases have been reported as mild. Personally, I am highly skeptical. It simply doesn't add up to a real pandemic. But it does raise serious questions about where this brand new, never before seen virus came from, especially since it cannot be contracted from eating pork products, and has never before been seen in pigs, and contains traits from the bird flu -- and which, so far, only seems to respond to Tamiflu. Are we just that lucky, or... what? Your Fear Will Make Some People VERY Rich in Today's Crumbling Economy Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) is approved for treatment of uncomplicated influenza A and B in children 1 year of age or older. It is also approved for prevention of influenza in people 13 years or older. It’s part of a group of anti-influenza drugs called neuraminidase inhibitors, which work by blocking a viral enzyme that helps the influenza virus to invade cells in your respiratory tract. According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future10 -- and that's without a pandemic outbreak. More than half a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead Sciences Inc., Roche, GlaxoSmithKline and other companies with a stake in flu treatments and detection, have seen a rise in their shares in a matter of days, and will likely see revenue boosts if the swine flu outbreak continues to spread. Swine flue is extremely convenient for governments that would have very soon have to dispose of billions of dollars of Tamiflu stock, which they bought to counter avian flu, or H5N1. The US government ordered 20 million doses, costing $2 billion, in October, 2005, and around that time the UK government ordered 14.6 million doses. Tamiflu’s manufacturer, Roche, has confirmed that the shelf life of its anti-viral is three years. As soon as Homeland Security declared a health emergency, 25 percent -- about 12 million doses -- of Tamiflu and Relenza treatment courses were released from the nation's stockpile. However, beware that the declaration also allows unapproved tests and drugs to be administered to children. Many health- and government officials are more than willing to take that chance with your life, and the life of your child. But are you? Tamiflu Loaded With Side Effects, Including Death and Can Only Reduce Symptoms by 36 Hours at BEST Please realize that Tamiflu is NOT a safe drug Serious side effects include convulsions, delirium or delusions, and 14 deaths in children and teens as a result of neuropsychiatric problems and brain infections Japan actually banned Tamiflu for children in 2007. Remember, Tamiflu went through some rough times not too long ago, as the dangers of this drug came to light when, in 2007, the FDA finally began investigating some 1,800 adverse event reports related to the drug. Additionally common side effects of Tamiflu include: Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Headache Dizziness Fatigue Cough All in all, the very symptoms you're trying to avoid. Additionally, Tamiflu has been reported to be ineffective against seasonal flu outbreaks, and may not be sufficient to combat an epidemic or pandemic. But making matters worse, some patients with influenza are at HIGHER risk for secondary bacterial infections when on Tamiflu. And secondary bacterial infections, as I mentioned earlier, was likely the REAL cause of the mass fatalities during the 1918 pandemic! But here’s the real kicker. When Tamiflu is used as directed (twice daily for 5 days) it can ONLY reduce the duration of your influenza symptoms by 1 to 1 ½ days, according to the official data. Why on earth would anyone want to take a drug that has a chance of killing you, was banned in Japan, is loaded with side effects that mimic the flu itself, costs over $100, and AT BEST can only provide 36 hours of SYMPTOM relief. Just doesn't make any sense. If you are intrested in a healthy life style visit Dr. Marcola

Let There Be Light!

2009-04-17T15:12:00.002-05:00

It's interesting to note that this phrase "let there be light" also translates to the Latin phrase fiat lux, which has often been used metaphorically as a means of dispelling ignorance.
Now, my mission at Mercola.com has always been to help dispel ignorance when it comes to taking control of your health.
And recommending simple and natural wellness solutions and strategies when you can avoid unhealthy and unnatural ones -- even when it means bucking the party line of conventional medicine and the big pharmaceutical companies.
However, when it comes to light, I must share that I also believe in the literal, physical nature of the phrase... read more

Lloyd Van Strong Man of the Year!

2009-03-08T10:38:00.000-05:00

As an employee of Ion Exchange, Inc. where my wages were doubled every week, I was still depressed. My employers were going to give me one last chance to come around. In desperation, they sent me to the jungle of Costa Rica where I became a real man and now I'm pumped and ready to go with both feet on the ground. I’m Lloyd Vann, nominated as Costa Rica’s Strong Man of the Year 2009. Take a look! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B1eJprNUew

Take A Quiz and See What You Know About Your Immune System

2009-02-16T12:08:00.002-06:00

By Elizabeth Smoots
Your immune system plays a vital role in protecting your body against infectious organisms and cancerous cells. Though you cannot see it, your defensive team stands ready to confront germs and foreign invaders whenever they attack.

Most of the time, this works out well. Just think of a fever that went away or, perhaps, a recent cold that resolved seemingly on its own.

But a number of factors can gradually break down your barrier against illness. This quiz covers top threats to a healthy immunity and ways to defend against them. See how you do.

1. Which is not part of a healthy immune system?

a. Tonsils

b. Lymph nodes

c. Adam's apple

d. Spleen

2. Your immune system gets stronger with age. True or false?

3. Poor nutrition can weaken immunity. True or False?

4. Which substance poses the largest threat to your immunity?

a. Tobacco smoke

b. Air pollutants

c. Moderate amounts of alcohol

d. Appropriately prescribed antibiotics

5. What relaxation techniques strengthen the immune system?

a. Yoga

b. Deep breathing

c. Meditation

d. All of the above

6. People who exercise have healthier immune systems. True or False?

7. Immunity is better when you're overweight. True or False?

Answers

1. c. Your immune system consists of white blood cells and your bone marrow, spleen, thymus, tonsils, adenoids and lymph nodes. Special assignments go to your white blood cells as they circulate through your body to scout out and destroy foreign invaders. The Adam's apple, the bony protuberance in your neck that forms the front part of the voice box, is not a component of your immune system.

2. False. The function of the immune system typically declines with age. After about 50 or so, your immune system gradually grows slower and less ready to react. Inflammation, which tends to accumulate with age -- often manifesting as heart disease, diabetes or other chronic ailments -- may also weaken your immune system.

3. True. Plant foods contain vitamins, minerals and other substances that help maintain a healthy immune system. I recommend eating a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains. The beneficial bacteria found in yogurt may also help boost immunity.

4. a. Quitting smoking is essential for better immunity. It's also important to minimize your exposure to fumes and other pollutants, drink alcohol only in moderation, and take antibiotics and drugs only when truly necessary.

5. d. When you're under stress, your body produces the stress-hormone cortisol. It promotes wound healing but inhibits the ability of your immune system to keep diseases in check. Luckily, stress-reduction techniques such as yoga, deep breathing, meditation and relaxation exercises may help reduce cortisol levels. Keeping levels low with regular relaxation can improve your immunity.

6. True. Physical activity builds your body's defenses in several ways. It increases circulation of your body fluids and blood cells. Exercise also reduces immunity-destroying inflammation.

7. False. Hormones made by fat cells promote inflammation. The greater the inflammation, the greater your susceptibility to infection and disease. To reverse the inflammatory process, try losing a little weight. A loss of as little as 5 to 10 pounds can make a difference.

For more information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov.

E-mail comments to doctor@practicalprevention.com. Dr. Smoots' columns are not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. Before adhering to any recommendations in this column consult your health care provider.
© 2009 Elizabeth S. Smoots

Eye Strain - The Causes and Cures

2009-01-26T11:09:00.005-06:00

What Causes Eye Strain?
There are several factors that contribute to the causes of eyestrain. Focusing the eyes on a fixed object for prolonged periods causes the eyes to strain with close viewing being worse than distant viewing. Working in poor lighting also causes the eyes to become more strained.
The direct glare of bright ceiling lights or a sunny window shining into your eyes makes it difficult to see. Eye strain caused by computers is common. Reflected glares of computer screens may also bring about eye strain because the contrast between the image you are viewing and its background are reduced by the reflected light.
This glare makes it harder for your brain to interpret the image which causes you to strain your eyes and your facial and eyes muscles tighten. Too much contrast (the difference in brightness between what is being viewed and its immediate environment) can also lead to eye strain caused by computers.
Eye strain symptoms will not be present when you wake up in the morning nor be accompanied by ultra-sensitivity to light. Eye strain symptoms also tend to worsen when visual tasks like reading are performed. Eye strain caused by computers has become exceedingly common and today eye strain affects mostly computer users.
More than 50% of computer users complain of eye strain symptoms. They stare at a screen for hours a day, usually in one position. People who read a lot, watch television for long periods, spend time outdoors in the glaring sun or drive long distances are also at risk of developing eye strain symptoms.
Some of the symptoms of eye strain are:
Headaches or migraines
Pain in the eye
Red, watery eyes
Blurred or double vision
Dry eyes that feel scratchy
Burning sensation when you close your eyes
Neck aches
Back aches
Aching heaviness of the eyelids or forehead, especially around the eyebrows
Muscle spasm in the muscles surrounding the eyes. Twitch in the eyelid.

Natural treatments such as herbal and homeopathic remedies can also promote healthy vision, strengthen blood capillaries in the eye and prevent eye sensitivity without doing further harm. These remedies are gentle and can help to lubricate the eye, and provide relief when it is needed most. Herbs such as Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry), Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos) and Sutherlandia frutescens benefit peripheral circulation and capillary strength. Other remedies you might try are closing your eyes for a few minutes to ease the strain, this is a commonly overlooked home remedy for eye strain.
Practice eye exercises such as blinking or rolling your eyes - blinking moistens the eyes and relieves tight eye muscles.
Take regular breaks to relax eye muscle - occasionally look away from the monitor and focus on a distant object for a few seconds to give your eyes a rest.
Turn up the contrast on your computer screen to minimize eye strain.
Another home remedy for eye strain is to position your computer screen out of the direct glare of the sunlight and use a glare filter on the screen.
Computer monitors and television screens should be positioned at eye level so that you can look down towards it.
When reading, hold your book at least 30 to 40 cm away from your eyes.
Wear sunglasses when driving or outdoors because the ultraviolet rays of the sun can cause you to squint.
Wear a sunhat or baseball cap when outside in the sun to reduce glaring and squinting
While watching television, the lighting of the room should be about 50% dimmer than the screen.
Avoid watching television at an angle or in darkness.
Another home remedy for eye strain consists of sufficient intake of nutritional supplements such as Vitamin A and beta carotene which are good for your eyes and reduce the risk of eye strain.
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Going Bananas for Bananas

2009-01-09T15:25:00.003-06:00

Some interesting facts about the banana. A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain .

Read on: Never put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is most interesting!After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier. PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood. Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia. Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US-FDA has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke. Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school in England were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert. Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives. Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system. Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief. Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness. Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation. Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady. Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan. Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal. Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack. Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%! Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape! So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

Fight That Cold With Herbal Teas

2008-12-15T11:24:00.004-06:00

It’s that time of year again, when the winter bugs show up. Although we have featured a few herbal teas in our blog before here are some that you can make using herbs right out of your spice cabinet. They are good natural remedies to fight colds and flu. Almost everyone will have these herbs on hand. These herbs contain strong essential oils and are powerful antioxidants.

Recipes for a herbal tea infusions:
Sage – Pour 2 cups of boiling water onto 1oz of dried sage leaves or 1 TBS fresh sage and leave for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain it and drink a small glassful throughout the day.

Thyme – Reputed to help fight off sore throats and colds also the ingredient in thyme is Thymol is one of the strongest antiseptics known. Use 1 tsp of dried leaves or a couple of sprigs of fresh leaves for each cup of boiling water let it steep between 5-15 minutes. Strain and slowly sip 3 cups a day. You can also crush some fresh leaves in your hands and inhale the vapors to clear a stuffy nose.

Oregano has a high thymol content too. It is one of Nature's most powerful natural health remedies against bacteria, viruses, yeast and fungi and has been used as a natural herbal remedy since ancient times. It can be used to treat sore throat, coughs and colds as well as loosening phlegm in the bronchial tubes.Infuse 1 tsp dried oregano or 3 tbsp fresh leaves in 8 oz boiling water for 10 minutes, strain and sweeten with a little good quality honey if wanted.

Holiday Season Weight Gain Support.

2008-12-03T07:57:00.003-06:00

Weight Gain Season Support… Natural Remedies Can Help Reach Weight Loss Goals
The holiday weight gain generally occurs for two reasons: the overabundance of food, parties, and tempting treats as well as the increased stress and busier schedules that seem to go hand in hand with the major holidays. However, natural remedies can provide the support you need to sail through the season and avoid weight gain over the holidays!
Thanksgiving Day may be the biggest weight gain holiday of the year, where the average American consumes between 5,000-6,000 calories and a whopping 229 grams of fat. There is also a staggering increase in the intake of calories from beverages by 94 percent during this notorious “weight gain season”. With an average holiday weight gain of five pounds (although some studies suggest this could be less) these seasonal indulgences are significantly increasing the risk of heart attack, diabetes, and obesity.
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Atkins Diet Plan - Is the plan healthy, effective and fast?

2008-11-09T16:59:00.005-06:00

By Tess Thompson

The Atkins diet, often referred to as ‘the’ low-carb diet, is one of the most popular weight loss plans. It is based on the principle that when people eat fewer carbohydrates their body starts to burn stored fat for energy. The diet plan itself has four phases and the length of each phase depends upon individual responses to the diet and the extent of fat in the body.

- Induction.
- Ongoing weight loss.
- Pre-Maintenance.
- Maintenance or lifelong.

The induction phase is actually optional. However, it is suggested that the first phase is important for inducing a state of ‘Benign Dietary Ketosis’ (not to be confused with ketoacidosis that occurs in those suffering from diabetes). The phase is also the most difficult and controversial part of the diet. It is marked by a severe reduction in carbohydrate intake; less than half of what is usually accepted as necessary for an average adult.

Although there is no restriction on portions that one should eat, the diet has a list of acceptable foods that must be strictly adhered to, during this phase. The only recommended vegetables are broccoli, lettuce and tomatoes, and the rest of the diet primarily comprises of foods rich in proteins and fats like meat, poultry and dairy products. The induction phase lasts for a minimum of two weeks. However this phase can be continued if the body can tolerate the diet or if there is a lot of fat to lose.

Since the changes recommended in the Atkins diet are so forceful and extreme in nature, many people find that their bodies react negatively. This reaction occurs within 3-5 days of starting the diet and can be overcome easily by eating more carbohydrates. Although the negative reaction is transient, people harbor memories of the reaction and hesitate to resume the diet once a problem has occurred.

It is extremely important that the necessary nutrients are ingested during the induction phase. Supplemental vitamins and minerals are therefore, recommended.

As you proceed into the other phases, carbohydrates are added to the diet. The diet however recommends that complex carbohydrates be added to the diet plan. Simple carbohydrates such as sugar and refined grains are excluded through out the plan.

If you are looking for a diet plan that tells you how to naturally lose weight fast http://www.nativeremedies.com/products/ecoslim-natural-weight-loss.html?kbid=7150 your natural choice should be the Atkins diet. Even though the diet plan allows almost all sumptuous foods, it is pertinent to check the diet plan with your physician. This is because it flouts most of the rules of a conventional healthy weight loss plans http://www.nativeremedies.com/products/ecoslim-natural-weight-loss.html?kbid=7150. Fruits and vegetables are the mainstay of all systematic natural weight loss plans because of their well documented benefits. Although vitamins and minerals can be replaced with supplements, phyto-nutrients are available only in edible plants. These are not allowed under the Atkins diet plans. Exercise, a highly recommended way of loosing weight, is also not emphasized in the Atkins diet program. Empirical evidence also shows that a large proportion of those on the Atkins diet are at high risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases due to the lack of fiber in the diet plan.

Though the Atkins diet allows you to lose weight naturally http://www.nativeremedies.com/products/ecoslim-natural-weight-loss.htm?kbid=7150l, the extreme nature of the diet recommendations makes it a fairly risky one.

References:
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/atkinsdiet/Atkins_Diet_Information.htm
http://www.webmd.com/diet/atkins-diet-what-it-is

Homeopathic Medicines Boost the Immune System

2008-10-28T20:15:00.003-05:00

Changed lifestyles have been instrumental in affecting the immune system in a highly negative way. The immune system is a complex arrangement that involves the liver, spleen, thymus, the lymphatic system and bone marrow, which work in tandem to maintain resistance to disease. This immunity is partly inherited. It also depends upon the lifestyle that individuals choose to adopt. The hurry with which we want to treat minor ailments is probably the main reason behind frequent attacks of common cold and flu or an increased susceptibility to disease. Instead of waiting for the body to heal itself or looking for an antibiotic alternative like an herbal antibiotic , the tendency is to rush to conventional antibiotics for quick relief. In most of the cases, immune system health is compromised due to an excessive use of antibiotics. Moreover, an antibiotic ceases to be effective if it is taken without a proper diagnosis or prescribed without determining the specific bacteria that has caused the disease. Ginger and other dried herbs for immune system steeped in boiling water, for example, will relieve symptoms of a sore throat, common cold while boosting the immune system health. Homeopathy provides another natural alternative to avoid indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Homeopathy believes that the same substance that causes a disease will cure it in its diluted form. For example, coffee leads to sleeplessness but an extremely diluted remedy prepared from coffee itself will ultimately cure it. Some of the basic principles of homoeopathy include:* The foremost priority should be to boost the immune system so that the body can heal by itself.* Symptoms are manifestations of the body’s attempt to treat itself.* Only natural substances and herbs should be used to prepare a homeopathic remedy.* The focus of treatment should be on treating an individual as a whole, rather than providing temporary and quick relief. Homeopathic remedies stimulate the immune system to assist the body in repairing any imbalances that may have occurred. The immune system has to be in perfect condition to perform its functions. A hyperactive immune system will cause autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis where the body starts attacking its own cells. A deficient immune system, on the other hand, leads to deficiency diseases like common cold and flu, often extending to more serious conditions.In homeopathy, an appropriate remedy is selected on the basis of the constitution of each individual after considering physical, mental and emotional symptoms. The homeopathic Materia Medica contains a detailed description of each remedy meant for possible characteristics that can be expected to be present in individuals. Nux vomica is a constitutional remedy for energetic and ambitious people. Sulphur, on the other hand, is meant for energetic but less practical individuals. A Pulsatilla patient is one who is shy, kind and gentle and always ready to be led rather than lead. Arsenicm album is indicated in an ambitious but tense person who is always worried about health.Homeopathic remedies are easy to take, non-habit forming, gentle, good value for money and at the same time focus on strengthening the immune system to increase the body’s capability of self-healing.
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Garlic - A Love Hate Relationship

2008-10-14T14:04:00.004-05:00

Almost everyone has an opinion about garlic. They either love its lingering aroma or hate its pungent odor people either love it or hate it. I think even the greatest of garlic champions would admit that the little bulb has a not so pleasant odor. While many only see this herb as something to dress up an Italian feast or to help fend off the neighborhood vampires during Halloween. Due to it’s obnoxious smell it’s no wonder then, that folkloric shamans prescribed a necklace of garlic to ward off vampires. Love it or hate it, garlic can help protect our body from more than a mythic pair of sharp teeth. Garlic's renowned pungent smell comes from its sulfur-rich compounds, which are excreted through the lungs.

More than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates, father of diagnostic medicine, listed garlic as a worthwhile treatment. But even garlic haters can take heart in the knowledge that garlic may be taken as a supplement known as Kyolic, which has a slightly altered chemistry and leaves no lingering smell to drive off loved ones. A dose of 1200 mg to 1600 mg of Kyolic every day should be sufficient to keep both heart disease -- and vampires -- at bay.

Today scientists know from a battery of studies that garlic contains several properties that may keep the cardiovascular system healthy. It has proven to be a powerful antibiotic if taken raw and crushed and can also be used as an anti-fungal agent. When cooked, garlic is beneficial for the cardiovascular system. These benefits are, at least in part, due to the sulfur compounds allicin and diallyl disulphide (DADS) (which are also found in onions, leeks and chives). These compounds help to induce the relaxation and enlargement of blood vessels, which improves blood flow throughout the body. In fact, eating from one-half to one clove of garlic a day may lower your cholesterol by up to 9 percent, according to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Garlic is a great antioxidant, studies have shown that garlic may keep the cardiovascular system healthy. Like aspirin garlic also helps to thin the blood by preventing platelets from banding together, garlic may keep the circulatory system healthy.

Garlic however you choose to include it, in your dinner or pill form. Garlic a natural remedy is definitely worth including in your daily routine. An extra bonus if you choose to grow your own garlic is that you can eat the beautiful garlic flowers in salads or any other way you want to prepare them.

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The Yarrow Plant Good For Fighting The Flu.

2008-10-08T15:33:00.002-05:00

I recently had a conversation with a R.N. She had been collecting books on herbal remedies for a long time; however she had never really tried any of the remedies.
One summer she ran across a Yarrow plant for sale at an herb store and bought it, she transplanted it into a big pot. In due time it became a very large plant and it bloomed. She kept the flowers and dried them and really didn’t know what she was going to do with them.
The following winter she came home from her job at the hospital with a bad case of flu. She remembered that she had read about making a tea from the Yarrow plant to cure colds and flu. She made the tea, climbed into a hot bath and sipped the tea. After drinking the tea she rinsed off in cool water put on some warm pj’s and went to bed. The very next day she was able to go to work and felt fine, while her many of her working companions were miserable for many days.
It’s very interesting how many native plants have healing properties as well as providing beauty to the landscape. One might begin to believe Mother Nature knows what she is doing if left to her own devices and allowed to flourish in her natural state.
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Energy Drinks - The Rest Of The Story

2008-09-26T09:57:00.005-05:00

Having 2 college age grandsons that drink energy drinks one right after the other I found this article to be rather disturbing. I agree that they should put a warning on the labels. Check it out. Visit Native Remedies News

Call for warning labels for energy drinks
BALTIMORE (UPI) -- Caffeinated energy drinks should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks, U.S. scientists suggest. Scientists at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, who have spent decades researching the effects of caffeine, report the U.S. market for energy drinks is an estimated $5.4 billion and is expanding at a rate of 55 percent annually. Advertising campaigns, which principally target teens and young adults, promote the performance-enhancing and stimulant effects of energy drinks and appear to glorify drug use, the scientists wrote in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. "The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the caffeine amounts are often unlabeled and few include warnings about the potential health risks of caffeine intoxication," Roland Griffiths, a Johns Hopkins professor, said in a statement. Without adequate, prominent labeling; consumers most likely won't realize whether they are getting a little or a lot of caffeine, Griffiths said. Caffeine intoxication is marked by nervousness, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, gastrointestinal upset, tremors, rapid heartbeats, restlessness, pacing and, in rare cases, death, the article said. Copyright 2008 by United Press International

Health and Longevity Are In Your Hands

2008-09-15T14:59:00.005-05:00

Doctors even recommend people with a family history of diseases such as cancer and diabetes to be monitored more frequently then those who do not. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how your lifestyle influences genetics? The answer is a lot.

Recent studies suggest that people of all ages who are predisposed to certain family diseases can significantly reduce their chances of developing diseases that tend to run in the family, regardless of their age. They can also modify the tendency to develop diseases for future generations down the road.

To support immune functioning and muscle, skin, nerve and connective tissue health
Numerous studies have concluded that those who adopt a healthy lifestyle-- including consuming plenty of vegetables, limiting saturated fat intake, and incorporating 60 minutes of moderate exercise a day to their routine-- reduced the likelihood of developing deadly diseases that had run in families for generations such as heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression.

An explanation for this is found in the form of learned and acquired habits—many of which are passed down in families, including eating and exercise habits, which are the most important. Children who are raised in a household where healthy meals are the norm are less likely to neglect nutrition when it comes time to raise their own families. The same can be said about exercise. Yet, another important factor is to eat meals at a set time, preferably a few hours before bed-time.
Even if healthy eating and exercise habits have not yet been established, it’s never too late to start. Natural remedies can be used to complement a healthy lifestyle. Depending on your specific needs, they can be used to promote relaxation and restful sleep, or to invigorate and energize you on a sluggish day. They can also help you promote healthy digestion and metabolism, immune system functioning, and routine detoxification—all essential components of the foundation of good health. Remember, once you take the first step in breaking the cycle of unhealthy habits, you and your family can soon be on your way to treading the path of good health and longevity.
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Fuel Your Energy Levels

2008-05-19T10:26:00.003-05:00

In today's fast-paced world, it is not uncommon to feel our energy levels being depleted as the day progresses. Health and energy go hand in hand and a healthy body has a fine-tuned set of mechanisms in place to regulate energy levels. Because a variety of body systems contribute to this process the best way to keep optimum natural energy levels is to support the body is through systemic balance.
The body relies on every organ to support natural energy levels. When one body system is compromised a domino effect is created, with one system affecting the next.
There are several natural energy boosters. Eating a well-balanced diet that incorporates fresh fruits and vegetables is a simple way. Also, adequate sleep is a vital component to support natural energy levels and increase stamina. Scientists are still unsure of the exact processes in the brain that take place during sleep, but what they do agree on is that sleep is an anabolic, or building, process - sleep helps to restore the body’s energy supplies that have been depleted through the day’s activities. Learn more here. Promote healthy energy and stamina

Information on Airborne Allergies, Hayfever and Allergic Rhinitis

2008-05-01T21:39:00.003-05:00

Information on airborne allergies, hayfever and allergic rhinitis
(Please note that this information is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the services of a medical professional)
With every breath we take, we breathe in millions of microscopic particles such as dust, pollen, plant spores, viruses, bacteria and even pollutants in the form of chemicals in the air or substances that come into contact with the skin and mucous membranes.
Many of these particles are filtered and removed by the nose and respiratory system, while others enter the body. If the immune system is strong and healthy, it can ward off infection against pollutants, viruses and other harmful substances that may enter the body via the air or by contact with the skin.
Normally the immune system will ignore harmless substances entering the body (e.g. pollen, house dust, animal dander, etc). In some people, however, the immune system misinterprets these harmless particles and identifies them as being dangerous to the system.
This triggers a release of a substance called histamine, as well as other inflammatory compounds in the body. This prompts the body to defend itself against the perceived threat by means of a number of mechanisms, including sneezing, mucous production, watering itchy eyes and skin inflammation, thus causing problems like allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, hayfever and skin rashes.
People who develop allergic rhinitis in warm weather, windy conditions or at spring time are generally allergic to grass, tree and flower pollens. Those who have this reaction all year round are probably also allergic to house dust, mold or animal dander.
Because the mucous membranes of the nose and respiratory tract are affected, people with allergic rhinitis are often more vulnerable to colds, sinusitis, influenza and other respiratory infections, setting up a vicious cycle of a compromised immune system, increased allergies, progressive fatigue and weakening of the system.
Antihistamines can be very effective and many people with severe allergies to airborne substances find it very difficult to lead a normal life without them. By preventing or reducing the allergic reaction, antihistamines can also help to prevent the illness cycle that arises due to frequent allergic attacks.
Tips for remaining allergy free
There are many ways to support health naturally and therefore help to reduce the frequency and severity of allergy responses.
Maintain a healthy lifestyle to promote healthy immune systems. This means regular exercise, healthy, preferably organic diet and sufficient sleep.
Eat lots of fresh raw fruit and vegetables which contain rich sources of flavonoids and other nutrients. Learn stress management and relaxation techniques. Stress can exacerbate allergies by weakening the immune system.
Avoid cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine and other recreational drugs, which weaken immune and respiratory tract functioning. (For those struggling to quit smoking, see our Native Remedies Stop Smoking UltraPack. The best thing you can do for your allergies is to stop smoking!)
Add Vitamin C and A to your daily supplements.
Keep an eye on the pollen count in your area and stay indoors when it is high
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Taken regularly, AllergiClear can make all the difference and help you to enjoy the outdoors once again!
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Herbs and Why They Work

2008-04-16T12:18:00.003-05:00

As long as mankind has walked the earth, we have relied on natures abundance to cure our ills. The earliest recordings of man using plants for medicinal purposes is around 1550 BC.
Aristotle and Hippo-crates the early "doctors" or "Medicine Men" developed systems of medicine using herbs.
Today 25% of prescription drugs and 60% of our over the counter medicines are produced from plants. For example the common aspirin is from willow bark.
Herbalists believe that plants are a perfect expression of nature and represent balance. For deep healing to take place in our natural body it is necessary to use the natural elements found in plants that grow in the wild. Herbalism looks to treat the whole person not just a symptom.
First of all, the body needs to be cleansed and eliminate toxins. After this, herbs are used to stimulate the body's self-healing powers and remove the underlying cause of illness. Then the herbs are used to nourish and tone all the organs and systems of the body from the inside out.
Herbs can also be dangerous if not used properly, if you choose to follow a natural approach to your health with herbs make sure you are dealing with a trained herbalist or if you are interested in trying a natural herb to replace an over the counter product make sure you go to a reputable source and that you educate yourself on the properties of the herb and how it works in the body.

Herbalism: How does it work?
The Facts:
Beyond our use of them in cooking, herbs have been used as a potent form of medicine for centuries by the Chinese, Native Americans and Shamans, to name a few.
Alongside advances in medical science, they still remain one of the most widely prescribed remedies throughout the world and have proved to be an effective treatment for a variety of acute and chronic conditions.
Statistics say they are used safely and successfully by 80pc of the world's population today. In the UK alone over £40m a year is spent on over-the-counter herbal products.
Remedies include bottled tinctures, fresh, dried or powdered plant elements, herbal infusions, teas, compresses, poultices and ointments.
The effect of the herbs differ, but the general purpose is to improve and strengthen the overall functioning of a particular organ or system.
The Evidence:
Herbs are used for a variety of ailments including digestive problems including IBS, skin complaints, asthma, chronic fatigue, urinary and gynaecological problems, premenstrual and menopausal syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis and migraine. The best known clinical trials regarding herbalism have been on the effectiveness of St John's Wort in treating mild to moderate depression.
Other studies show echinacea to be effective on boosting the immune system. In the EU, all herbal medicines must have a proven track record of safety. As herbs can be toxic ,it is essential to consult a qualified medical herbalist.
- Niamh Cooper

Dances With Tea!

2008-04-10T13:06:00.005-05:00

I recently heard about a tea that is called "The Dancing Tea" This tea plant is from Thailand and is a cross between two different species of teas. It is also known as the Telegraph Plant because it is said that this plant responds to music, whistling, singing, gentle talking and even meditation. The plant sways to the sound of gentle talk or music. A lot of people believe that plants respond to loving care and the sounds of voice and music now we are able to actually see a plant responding to positive energy with movement. Extracts from this tea has been used since ancient times in Thailand as a preventive from several diseases. It is also know as the anti-aging tea and is very high in anti-oxidants.

The Healing Properties of Colors

2008-04-02T12:02:00.003-05:00

Does color play a role in our physical well being? I know for me color can certainly effect my mood from calm to happy etc. I even have a list of colors I call happy colors. Here are some definitions of color that can perhaps have healing powers. You may also gain some insight into why you are attracted to certain colors.
Color usually has to be applied in large areas in order to affect someone. Still, there are some generalities which you may wish to keep in mind.BLACK is supposed to ward off evil, I don't think it would be a good color for a depressed person. For the bold, it makes a statement of mystery and strength.RED is a joyful, purifying color. It is a dynamic color which promotes courage and passion. Add red when energy and self-esteem is needed.ORANGE has many of the attributes of red, like warmth and vitality, but is less aggressive in nature. It is useful in blocking stagnation and promoting creativity. Good for stimulating circulation and blood flow in the body.PINK is said to heal broken hearts and other emotional wounds. It is also a color for relaxation. The most beneficial pinks are the darker tones of bubble-gum and magenta.YELLOW stimulates the mind and clears thoughts. Use for digestive problems and allergies, but avoid yellows with a green tone. Instead, use a bright, clear yellow.PURPLE is considered a color of the divine. It stimulates the mind and the state of imagination and creativity. The use of violet can help one turn daydreams into reality by enhancing this flow. Good for balancing the energies in general.BLUE brings calm and peace. It brings us inward and allows us a deeper understanding of our inner being. It allows us to channel the thoughts which best lead to actualization without being confused or side tracked by unimportant thoughts that would otherwise clutter the pathway.GREEN promotes growth and general healing. Green is the color of growth and expansion of both mind and spirit. It creates a peaceful feeling and can be used to relieve tension and stress.TURQUOISE is an ancient color that has been used for centuries and by all cultures throughout the world. Turquoise is used to express individuality and creativity. It reduces toxins in the body, and adds new life to old projects. It offers freedom from whatever has been holding one back.

Natural Bee and Wasp Sting Remedy

2008-03-20T11:47:00.005-05:00

Natural bee sting remedy and wasp sting remedy. "Bee prepared" with knowledge.
Here is what I recommend for a natural bee sting remedy and wasp sting remedy.
For most of us, bee stings aren’t a big deal. However, for some they are fatal. Seek IMMEDIATE medical attention of the person’s tongue swells, has difficultly breathing, you observe a sudden rash, or the person complains of nausea or blurred vision.
If a person is allergic, make sure you check to see if they have a special “pen” that injects epinephrine. It helps dilate their airways.
Basically you have three things to do for most people when they get a sting...
Extract the sting
Cleans the wound
Find relief
My ALL TIME FAVORITE bee sting remedy and wasp sting remedy that works like a charm.
Here is one of those natural home remedies that I said “yeah, right!” the first time I heard it. But, after 15 years of using this remedy on myself and others, I swear by it.
Believe it or not, the answer is all around you.
The plant is plantain. (Plantago major (broad leaf) and Plantago lanceolata (long leafed or English plantain) ) This is a common “weed” found anywhere where soil has been disturbed. You’ll recognize it growing in the cracks of your neighborhood sidewalks.

This free video eBook has a lesson on using plantain. How to identify it, pick it, as well as use it. You also learn how to build your own herbal apothecary.
How to use this effective natural bee sting remedy:
Pick a few leaves of plantain from a clean source. Try to gather it away from the side of the road. Also away from places where chemicals are sprayed. HOWEVER, it an emergency, you get it where you can get it.
Chew the leaves up real good keeping the plant matter and saliva in the FRONT of your mouth.
Spit it out on to your bee or wasp sting site.
Hold it on the sting site for a few minutes until you feel relief. Repeat if necessary.
Plantain is well known to have amazing drawing power. Broad leaf plantain is preferred, but if all you can find if long leaf plantain, then that works too. Plantain also cleans and provides relief.
Last summer, at Wilderness Awareness School’s summer camps, a young camper got over 60 yellow jack stings when she stepped on a nest. Our instructors applied plantain. After camp that day, she felt fine and even went out for ice cream. She was back in action the next day!
Plantain works for cut and scrapes too!
You can also use plantain in the same way if you get a cut or scrape when you are out side without your travel first aid kit.
Kitchen remedies
Baking soda: mix the baking soda with vinegar and apply the thick paste to the wound.
Onions: Lay a fresh slice of onion on the sting.
Apple Cider Viegar: The raw kind. Spectrum or Braggs are good brands, available at all health food stores. If bitten or stung, dab apple cider vinegar as soon as possible on the bite to draw out any poison and to prevent swelling. Thyme and rosemary infused in the vinegar are especially effective. To learn how to make infused vinegars, check out Roots and Branches.
Homeopathic remedy
Apis: Take 4 pellets under the tongue. Let them dissolve. Homeopathics work great for first aid situations.
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Fight Stress The Natural Way

2008-02-29T12:45:00.006-06:00

We cant always "get away" for rest and relaxation that our body craves to recoup from all the daily stresses. Daily stresses can take their toll on our bodies. Here is a product that just might help combat some of the stress related damage our bodies experience.

Sustained support through the adrenal aid
The adrenal glands are two walnut-sized structures in the body, situated above each kidney. They consist of two separate regions: an inner adrenal medulla, surrounded by an outer adrenal cortex.
The adrenal gland function is related to the wide variety of hormones released by these structures and is mostly directed by the body’s response to stressors and the chemicals released when certain environments are presented.
As with all structures of the body, the adrenal glands need systemic balance for good health to prevail. The regulation of the cortisol hormone, which stimulates conversion of proteins to carbohydrates, raises blood sugar levels and promotes glycogen storage in the liver by the adrenal glands.
The cortisol hormone is often referred to as the stress hormone, as it is involved in the response to stress. The cortisol hormone has an immunosuppressive action. Balance and systemic equilibrium of the adrenal glands can in turn positively contribute to good metabolic rate, a strong immune system, healthy energy levels, and normal sleep states
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The natural way
The adrenal glands are sensitive body structures, responsible for many functions in the body. When they are compromised, a domino effect is created, with one system affecting the next.
Overall health, as well as the well-being and optimum functioning of the adrenal glands, should be addressed. Relaxation methods as well as eating a healthy, balanced diet and exercising regularly can all be of great benefit to adrenal health.
Natural remedies have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years to support the functioning of adrenal glands.
In more recent times, research has confirmed this traditional wisdom. There are now many published clinical studies demonstrating the ability of a range of herbs to support the endocrine system by supporting the body’s ability to cope with fatigue.

(Spasov AA, Wikman GK, Mandrikov VB, Mironova IA, Neumoin VV. “A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of the stimulating and adaptogenic effect of Rhodiola rosea SHR-5 extract on the fatigue of students caused by stress during an examination period with a repeated low-dose regimen”.
Volgograd Medical Academy, Russia. 2000 Apr;7(2):85-9. PMID: 10839209).
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Trying to Quit Smoking?

2008-02-21T11:28:00.005-06:00

5 Helpful Tips to Make it Through Your First Week
When it comes to breaking any addiction, the first week is often said to be the most challenging. Since your body is accustomed to daily doses of nicotine, it can react harshly when suddenly deprived of the drug, causing what are known as withdrawal symptoms.

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Like withdrawal from other drugs, beating a nicotine addiction can produce serious symptoms like headaches, anxiousness and the inability to focus or concentrate, as well as many others.
These withdrawal symptoms are usually strongest during those first few days after quitting. Although their intensity can vary from mild to severe, the inability to tolerate these symptoms can oftentimes be the reason a plan to quit smoking fails.
We have assembled a list of helpful tips for you to use to during your first smoke-free week.
1. Drink Lots of Liquids
Water acts as a natural detoxifier and can help to expel the residual nicotine in your system. Calming herbal teas are also helpful, as they will help settle the anxiousness. Drinks containing caffeine - such as non-herbal teas, coffee or soda - should be avoided as they can increase jittery feelings or nervousness.
2. Start an Exercise Program
Now is the perfect time to take action and join that exercise program you've been thinking about. Whether you take a yoga class, join a gym or just walk around your neighborhood, exercise will help. Whenever you crave a cigarette, get up and get moving. This activity will can help distract both your mind and you body from the craving, as well as provide a healthy alternative to your former habit.
3. Take Steps to Reduce Stress
Experiencing stress in your life can exacerbate any anxiety and stress you feel from the nicotine withdrawal. When preparing to quit, try to plan a low-key week at home and at work. This will reduce your chances of smoking due to the overload of nervous energy. If your stress levels begin to rise, take a minute to breathe deeply and relax, listen to calming music, get a massage, or whatever helps to reduce your stress.
4. Get Help from Friends & Family
Luckily, your friends and family are usually the people who most want to see you quit, so turning to them in a time of need is a great option. They can also serve as a welcomed distraction, strength in a moment of weakness, or even just by providing you with someone to talk to about how you are feeling as each day passes.
5. Avoid Alcohol, Sugar & Fatty Foods
It is important to stay away from alcohol, sugar and fatty foods because all of these substances can lead your body to crave nicotine more readily. In addition, it is especially helpful to avoid alcohol as it statistically lowers your chance of staying nicotine-free.
Although all five of these tips will improve your chances of successfully quitting, the most important thing to keep in mind is why you want to quit. By putting your health first, as well as the health of those around you, you can get through that first week of quitting. Just be determined and find a good support system, and you will win out over nicotine addiction!

How A Detox Homeopathic Kit Can Help In Detoxification

2008-02-20T08:48:00.002-06:00

Despite a proven track record, homeopathy remains an underrated therapy. One of the major reasons for the situation that homeopathy is in, is the lack of funding for medical homeopathy research and the inability to patent its natural products.Homeopathy is a complex medical system that believes that the core condition needs to be treated. The discipline does not treat symptoms alone but attacks the basic cause of the condition. Practitioners of homeopathy believe in prescribing remedies based on individual symptoms. They also take into account the overall personality of the patient. These are then correlated with a well documented list of symptoms that a particular remedy produces in a healthy person. The medicines themselves are prepared based on a complex procedure of dilution that is used to arrive at the desired potency.What is not commonly known is that homeopathy is also a simple method of natural treatment. If you understand the manner in which the medication works, you can use a basic set of 26 remedies to manage routine discomforts arising from common ailments like cough could, insect bites, minor injuries and shock.Similarly a set of homeopathic remedies can be used effectively for natural detox to help in the elimination of toxins from the body. A homeopathic detox treatment attempts to rectify the root cause behind the accumulation of toxins. The causes could be a sluggish digestive system, a malfunctioning kidney, lungs or liver damage due to excessive use of recreational drugs.Homeopathic remedies can be classified as herbal detox since all the medicines are purely natural. These detox remedies can be used individually or collectively to provide a good detoxification solution.Ideally, a homeopathic detox kit should include the following remedies for handy use. Different potencies should be used for acute conditions and regular detoxification.* Nux Vomica – helps stimulate intestines.* Bryonia Alba – Provides overall digestive support.* Lycopodium Clavatum – Supports the lymphatic system.* Fumaria Officinalis - Prevents toxicity and purifies blood.* Calcarea Phosphorica - Helps maintain a balanced metabolism.* Natrum Sulphuricum - Improves constitution and water retention.* Berberis Vulgaris - Stimulates the kidneys and gallbladder.* Colocynthis - Stimulates the body’s natural process of elimination of toxins, both internal and externalHomeopathy is not a symptomatic treatment. It does not seek to remove the symptoms. On the other hand, it does study the symptoms to arrive at the right remedy that needs to be prescribed. In most cases, homeopathic medicines need to be taken over a protracted period, usually two to three weeks, for perceptible results to appear.There are quite a few detox products that allege to contain homeopathic remedies. However, due to its holistic nature, homeopathic remedies need to be monitored by a specialist. Regular visits are required for frequent changes that may be necessitated. In fact this aspect deters many patients to discontinue treatment.
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Health Benefits of Organic Herbal Teas

2008-02-05T09:14:00.000-06:00

by Alexander Jelich
February 03, 2008

Within the world of tea, evidence has clearly shown that there are immeasurable health benefits of organic herbal teas. We will discuss two such teas: black tea and green tea. To understand why organically grown tea is so popular today: the very method of growing and processing black and green teas helps to protect, rather than deplete, our natural resources. Organic foods are grown on land that has been free from the use of synthetic fertilizers, growth regulators, insecticides or herbicides for at least three years. Instead of harmful chemicals, farmers use methods such as composting, crop rotation, and interplanting to control weeds and pests, replenish the soil, and sustain the health of our planet. Pollution-free and natural, organic black tea is a hygienic tea leaf which is processed without the use of man-made chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, plant growth regulators, and chemical food additives in the course of production. Prepared with high quality tea from an ecological tea plantation on mountains in South-West China, black tea is famous for its clear, red, brilliant color, strong aroma, and mellow taste. The benefits of organic black tea includes: possible prevention of some cancers, decrease in the risk of cardiovascular problems, and reduction in the risk of heart attacks and strokes. And organic black tea has less than half amount of caffeine that exists in coffee.Black tea is fermented, which gives it a dark color and a full-bodied hearty flavor. This tea comes from the same Camellia sinensis plant as green tea, but the only difference is in the fermentation of the black tea. What distinguishes organic black tea from regular black tea is that it is free of pesticides and grown in an environmentally natural zone.
In addition to organic black tea, there are a wide variety of organic teas grown under the conditions described above, such as green tea. Green tea has become more popular today than ever before. It is the tea of choice as one of several in promoting herbal tea remedies. Well known for its antioxidant properties, it also has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. A study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.The antioxidants in green tea have been shown to have a direct effect on lowering cholesterol levels as well. Green tea also causes carbohydrates to be released slowly, preventing sharp increases in blood insulin levels. Many scientists believe there is a connection between all of the components of green tea, and these combined properties account for its health-enhancing properties. Unfermented green tea leaves are the most natural way to gain these benefits. You may also be happy to learn that green tea can even help prevent tooth decay. Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria which causes dental plaque. Those of you who have been drinking green tea for some time have obviously been afforded the benefits derived by this organically grown tea. Yes, there are health benefits of organic herbal teas, and its popularity will continue to rise as we learn more about its medicinal benefits.

Alexander Jelich is a journalist that has specialized in the medical and beauty issues. He has written a wide variety of press releases, web content, articles, reports, newsletters and more. He runs several highly successful web sites:Heart Health News, Guide for Better Health and Hair Styles for Dummies.
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A Recipe For A Chilly Night!

2008-01-28T17:28:00.000-06:00

I came across this recipe off of the blog of one of the sites we look at from time to time. I thought it would be fun to share it.

Burdock Clam Chowder
I made clam chowder last night for dinner and it was so delicious I thought you might like this recipe too.
I started out with a recipe from a cookbook called More than Scones. The recipe was for Corn Chowder, and that is what I was going to make until I drove down our street and saw that our neighbors who go and collect clams and oysters had their sign out that they had some for sale. Well, I quickly changed my dinner idea and bought some clams. She also had some Dungenous Crab which was an extra special unexpected treat, but that's not what this blog is about...
So, here's the modified recipe I put together. Ingredients: 1 cup chopped onion, 1 chopped burdock root (about 14 inches long and 1/2 inch thick) (I didn't have celery, but I saw the burdock root in my vegetable drawer and decided to try it.), 2 T oil, 2 medium potatoes, 3 cups chicken stock, 1 can of corn, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 cup cream, 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. white pepper, and about 20 steamed clams.
Saute the onions and burdock in the oil in your soup pot until they are tender. Add the potatoes, stock, chopped garlic, and corn. Simmer until all the vegetables are tender. Puree 1/2 of the soup and then return it to the pot. Add the clams and simmer 5 more minutes, stirring often (it sticks to the bottom of the pot easily). Stir in the cream, and adjust seasoning to taste.
The book suggests topping with fresh parsley, but I didn't have any. I think that would be an excellent addition. I'm a big fan of parsley.
Enjoy!
Kimberly
Taken from Learning Herbs blog

Non-Surgical Products For Sagging Skin

2008-01-16T13:00:00.000-06:00

Non-surgical products for sagging skin due to weight loss

The skin, like the rest of the body, has a system of restoring damages by itself. A classical example of this is the self-healing process that starts when wounds are closed by clotting, contraction and the production of new cells. This is known as biological skin tightening that involves fibroblasts, the skin’s repair cells that pull collagen strands together.Some weight loss solutions end up being more effective than they should. For example, regular exercising in conjunction with a natural weight loss program may result in a weight loss faster than the commensurate muscle build up. The skin may sag in such cases.Sagging skin that occurs after rapid weight loss is different from sagging skin due to old age. It is a problem caused due to the fact that your skin does not fit the new size of your body anymore. Surgical treatments to correct this condition involve plastic surgery that can include numerous operations that are quite expensive. Non surgical options include products like creams and dietary supplements that are not so tough on the pocket.Most products used for tightening sagging skin use copper peptide creams and hydroxy acids. The entire process takes about four to six months to show results. Similar products are available for a mild breast lift up that use 15% to 30% lactic or glycol acid with creams. Dietary supplements for tightening a sagging skin involve vitamin C for cross linking and MSM (methylsulfonyl methane) for protein synthesis. Some products carry a rider that mechanical support to counter the affects of gravity on the sagging skin produce better results. The basic problem arises due to the fact that your skin has not kept pace with the reduction in your size. You can approach this condition through the natural route by ensuring new muscle build up. Joining a gym is the best option if that is what you choose to do. If rigorous exercise is not your cup of tea, you can exercise even while doing your daily chores. Cycling and gardening on your feet instead of knees are activities that mimic the squat - a free weight lifting exercise. Pull ups, bench press and the dead lift are the other three most productive styles for tightening skin. Keeping the skin hydrated with sufficient intake of water helps in plumping up the skin that is sagging due to a fast weight loss. For your workout to be effective your muscles require proper hydration so that they can contract easily. Water also helps in easy elimination of fluids that accumulate at the wrong places and cause the skin to sag.There has been a paradigm shift in the general approach towards treatment. The recent times have seen an increased emphasis on natural and herbal treatments. Treating obesity and the resultant condition of sagging skin are no exception to the trend. Obese patients are more inclined towards natural and herbal weight loss solutions to avoid the side effects of weight loss medications. Products for a sagging skin due to weight loss are mostly safe but natural processes are safer. References:http://www.supplecity.com/articles/looseskin.htm
http://www.inch-aweigh.com/water.html
http://www.skinbiology.com/skintightening.html
Article courtesy of Native Remedies

Natural Cure for Winter Time Blues

2008-01-05T12:14:00.000-06:00

If I wake up feeling down or somewhat depressed, I find that a stroll outside, regardless of how cold or gloomy it is, is a sure way to pick me up. The natural outdoor daylight is a far cry from just sitting around indoors in subdued lighting. Just in case you aren't able to make it outside today, I am attaching a few pictures to cheer you up. Can you feel the energy flowing to you?

Howard, "living on the edge"
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What Is The Most Complete Herbal Resource On The Planet?

2008-01-01T15:55:00.000-06:00

"What is the most complete herbal resource on the planet?"
LearningHerbs.com is proud to carry..
Herbalpedia: The Ultimate Herbal EncyclopediaHerbalpedia is a comprehensive herbal encyclopedia on cd-rom. 2100 profiles of botanicals are in the current edition in Adobe Acrobat Reader format with a linked Table of Contents in both English and Latin and a search function. The CD can be read by any computer with Acrobat Reader (available as a free download at Adobe) and you can print off specific profiles you want in hard copy. Over 5500 pages of information along with color photos of 98% of the plants!
Uses (medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, aromatherapy, ritual and industrial), cultivation, recipes (culinary and medicinal formulas), history and lore, research, and more!
If you printed out Herbalpedia, it would fill a bookshelf!Herbalpedia IS an encyclopedia. AND, just like any encyclopedia that is extremely huge, you only access it when you need certain information.Say you are working with Lemon Balm; you would JUST look up that herb. If you needed to, you could print out just that part.
Many people ask me, "What is the BEST herbal resource?"Now, that IS a tricky question. There are a lot of GREAT herbal books. However, it is really great to have a place where you know there is going to have information on every herb possible.Most books have a specific topic to teach, such as gardening, making medicine, teaching kids or botany. Herbalpedia is not BETTER than other herb books...it's just DIFFERENT. It's not a book, it's an encyclopedia.So, if you were to ask me what the most COMPREHENSIVE herbal resource was, I'd have to say Herbalpedia.

An Herbal Adventure Game

2007-12-13T10:02:00.000-06:00

“THE best gift if you want to share your passion for herbs with your kids and grandkids...”

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A cooperative board game that teaches edible & medicinal plants.
The Story...
Grandma needs huckleberries to bake a pie. You and your cousins embark on an adventure up the mountain to collect berries as well as herbs she uses.
Will you all harvest the right plants to help with the trouble you run into along the way?
Will you make it back before nightfall?
The only way to win is by helping each other out.
Wildcraft! teaches you 25 important edible and medicinal plants and their uses in mostly first aid situations. (Wildcrafting is the harvesting of wild plants)
It also teaches team work, for you will rely on each other’s knowledge of plants and good fortune to make it to the Huckleberry Patch and safely back to Grandma’s.
Wildcraft! is a great introduction to the world of edible and medicinal herbs for children of ALL ages.
It’s a beautifully illustrated, nature based, cooperative game created in the tradition of the classic board games.
(A portion of the proceeds from this game benefit United Plant Savers, whose mission is to protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come.)
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Natural Gifts for the Holidays - Free Recipe

2007-11-27T10:43:00.000-06:00

We at Ion Exchange would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season. Here is a free gift idea "Herbal Sea Salt Scrub".

Herbal Sea Salt Scrub.
To make it you will need:
1 large handful of a dried herb of your choice
2-3 Tablespoons of sea salt
½ teaspoon olive oil
about 4 Tablespoons of water
A note about choosing herbs:
I chose chamomile. It is relaxing and astringent. Falconi also says it is great for “healing nervous and inflamed skin conditions.” You might also choose comfrey roots or leaves.
Both are mucilaginous and so will be good for dry or irritated skin. Rose flowers would make a beautiful gift scrub and they are stringent and toning for the skin.
Choosing a mint would create a refreshing, stimulating quality to your scrub. You get the idea. A little bit of research on the properties of the herb will help you choose the right one for each person on your gift list.
To make the scrub, put one large handful of your herb of choice into a mortar and grind it into a powder with the pestle. Add the sea salt, and grind a bit more. Add the water and stir. Finally add the olive oil. This makes enough for one treatment. Use it by massaging it into the skin and allowing it to stay on for 10 minutes before rinsing. It will have a crumbly texture. If bits of herb fall off in the application, simply reapply.
I imagine the shelf life of this scrub is fairly short, so you probably want to make it just before sending it off and include instructions to use it fairly soon.
Another possibility is to make a basic salt clay scrub by mixing 3 tablespoons of clay with 2 tablespoons of sea salt. Include instructions to mix it with 4 tablespoons of water before massaging it into the skin. For this one, leave it on for 5 minutes or until the skin feels tight. Without the water, the shelf life will be longer.
You might also leave the liquid out of the herbal combination and just include instructions with your gift if you would like to make it further in advance.
Buying supplies...
Of course you can get Sea Salt at the market, but Mountain Rose Herbs DOES carry salts carry herbs and they even have herbal gifts already made up. If you dont have the time to make your own you can purchase a gift there. You can also get containers there. Enjoy!

Got LIFE?

2007-11-22T08:42:00.000-06:00

Milk, as the T.V. commercial says, may do a body good; but, Manifesting does LIFE - your Life - that much better.
From candy bars to relationships … the stories are coming in. Things, events, and people are appearing in people’s lives, not by accident, but by conscious choice . . . and even by Unconscious thought patterns and counterproductive beliefs (yes, the good, bad, and ugly CAN be manifested).
Let me explain:
(( First the GOOD ))
One guy, I know, told me while doing errands he wanted a specific premium-style (Paul Newman brand, I think he said) candy bar so bad he could practically taste it. It wasn’t at the one local health food store that is normally the only place in town to get it. He was discouraged, but not defeated. To him, it’s the best-tasting, most scrumptious premium-quality candy bar in the world.
While driving back to work, he thought about it more - the type he wanted (white chocolate) and the reason for having it (a nutritious snack that would hold him over until dinner). 30 minutes go by and the thought leaves his head after being consumed back in the priorities of life (incoming calls and the business of the day). He stops to get gas at a convenience store that he has never stopped to get gas before. As he’s walking back from the back of the store with his beverage, he walks past an Isle of snacks. There, to his amazement, is one Paul Newman candy bar - just the flavor he was craving - sitting at the top of a shelf all by itself. It made his day!
So, you ask, what’s attracting a premium-brand, hard-to-find candy bar have to do with manifestation?
In short EVERYTHING!
The real-life story above is a perfect example of one of the key principles talked about throughout our ‘Manifestation Portal’:
DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT - TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN PRACTICALLY FEEL IT, SMELL IT, TASTE IT!
Some people might call the result of this man’s want ‘just coincidence’ … but, come on, is there really such a thing? Remember, if you are to believe and accept that your thoughts create your reality, then you can create anything you want, not by coincidence, but by allowing your thought energy to LEVERAGE the universe (this concept is talked about in one of my conversations).
Another mentor I interview puts it like this:
“If you’ve already had what you want to have again, the fastest way to manifest it a second, third, or forth time around is to appreciate it first by feeling the FEELING it gave you before. Then imagine, again, how it feels to have what you desire RIGHT NOW. Think, speak, and feel as if it has already come true.”
Here’s another real-life manifesting story by somebody who decided to share this with me:
As told in her own words:
“A lot of the conversations I’ve listened to, via your portal, over the past 3 days have really hit home for me - some were kind of painful at first … only because it’s not always easy to admit to yourself that you’ve been the one self-inducing the drama cycle … but, what I must tell you is that I, as you warned me about inside the MY STORY section, took my bad medicine in order to release what’s been blocking my progress in the relationship department. Everywhere I’ve gone over the past several years - places, meetings, social get-togethers - I’ve always experienced meeting the same type of man - cold, distant, cocky, not open. I was getting to a point of frustration until, one day, somebody came along and said, ‘_____, have you ever sat down and tried letting go of the past, by recognizing what you keep seeing in men is the result of where your attention has been. I bet you’re so afraid of not getting involved in another one-sided relationships, that you can’t even focus on what type of personality and character traits in a guy that you want to have NOW’.
“That was certainly a turning point for me, but I wanted to tell you that the information in your portal - especially the extensive report that lists 17 ways to unleash gratitude in your life - has taken the advice I was given and has really fleshed it out for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you … I will quit being unhappy about what I’ve had in the past and learn to be more present about what I want in a partner.”
This is a perfect example of another key principles talked about throughout our ‘Manifestation Portal’:
FOCUS ON PRESENT-DAY FUN, NOT YESTERDAY’S FEARS AND SETBACKS!
The ‘Law of Reciprocity’ basically says: whatever we see in the universe sees us. Whatever attitude, feelings, thoughts and desires we put out, regardless if they are negative or positive, return to us.
Ask yourself: “What am I feeling now?”
That one self-directed question can cause major changes for you. It determines what follows in your life.
In other words, from what I’ve learned throughout my conversations with these top manifesting mentors, your feeling about something (like, in the example above, a stereotype of the opposite sex) sets your vibration and the vibration (remember, its all energy) predicts what will come next. The key is to figure out, ahead of time, what vibration you set off about something.
For instance, if you’re unhappy about your “relationship”, do you think that will cause you to experience a much BETTER one ?
Probably not, right?
Here’s why:
Because like energy attracts like energy, and your vibration (feeling) about relationships is an “unhappy” one, you’ll continue to find and see even more people that you ‘think’ are making you even more unhappy about your relationships.
But, there is a way to change all this … a way to install a new vibration that will miraculously and quickly turn around whatever “unhappy” thing you keep experiencing.
You can learn the DETAILS from several of the conversations inside our portal.
Whatever you decide to do, always remember:
- Life doesn’t have to be a struggle. The purpose of your life is to learn, grow and develop, get fantastic results, and have fun while doing it.
- Everything you experience in your lives is invited, attracted and created by you. Consciously, or unconsciously, you create your own personal reality. The goal is to do the former.
- The universe, via the Law of Creation, bluntly says: “I don’t care or question why you are vibrating (feeling) a certain way - its your choice ya know. I simply bring forth the people, places, events, and things that match your vibration.”
- Beliefs shape the way you feel, think and act. The key is to have a method or person to help you dig deep enough to find out what you truly believe about something and then, have a method or person, to help you determine whether the belief is self-limiting or constructive.
- Using the Law of Gratitude is the one of the under-utilized methods to high-performance achievement and personal success because the grateful mind continually expects good things and it keeps you connected to your power of creation.
—> Our mission is to continually provide the most compelling, benefit-dripping, leading-edge information on the art & science of manifestation and all knowledge related to new thought spirituality and metaphysics. We house this inside our Desktop Manifestation Portal.
We hope to have you as a satisfied customer soon! It’s one of the best investments, in yourself, you can make.
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What's the Best Way to Simplify Learning About Plants & Making Herbal Remedies?

2007-11-15T14:51:00.000-06:00

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What is SAD?

2007-11-06T13:10:00.000-06:00

I hear a lot of people talk about just feeling sluggish, tired and sort of down. when the weather turns cold and there doesn't seem to be as much sunshine as we would like. There are some natural remedies out there that might prove helpful to get that "energy and pep" back in your step. Here is an article from a company we endorse on the subject.

When the weather is sunny and bright people tend to feel more upbeat and positive. When the weather is gloomy, cold and dismal, moods tend to slump and often people feel a little down.
However, for certain individuals these mood shifts develop into a type of depression that accompanies seasonal changes and affects their ability to function normally. Recurrent episodes of clinical depression that surface during seasonal changes, particularly winter, are referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
This condition is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus – the part of the brain that governs the primary functions of the body such as appetite, temperature, sleep, sex drive, mood and activity.
The hypothalamus is stimulated by natural light entering the eye and striking the retina. When the days are short and sunlight is reduced, the hypothalamus has to adjust its response to the various body mechanisms, slowing down these functions. To learn more about this disorder go to
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American Society of Clinical Oncologists Endorses use of Natural Remedies

2007-10-30T11:32:00.000-05:00

American Society of Clinical Oncologists Report Endorses use of Natural Remedies
As the worldwide acceptance of alternative medicine increases, so does the number of Americans taking the responsibility of personal health into their own hands. Studies conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) reveal that more than thirty-six percent of Americans are using complementary and alternative medicine to help treat and prevent disease and enhance their quality of life.
Natural remedies are an essential component of alternative medicine, with more than 5 billion out-of-pocket dollars spent each year on herbal products in the United States alone, according to national surveys conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As the use of natural remedies becomes more widespread and accepted by the general population, they have gained increasing respect from the medical community as well.
Recently, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists released a report regarding the use of natural remedies as complementary treatments for cancer patients. This important report centered around two commonly used natural herbal supplements, Ginseng and Flaxseed, and the results were overwhelmingly positive.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, one of the leading and most well-respected medical authorities in the world, performed a study on Ginseng to determine its effectiveness as a remedy for fatigue in those battling cancer. Ginseng has traditionally been used as an energy booster, which is often a significant issue for those struggling with the energy loss that accompanies cancer, as well as the draining effects of chemotherapy.
The results, which have yet to be released formally, showed that patients taking 1000 milligrams of Ginseng per day experienced moderate to very much improved energy levels. These results are very important, as they further validate the approach of complementary treatment using natural and herbal remedies.
Fatigue is a major side effect of cancer treatment, and by using herbal remedies that can remedy this side effect, it allows for a more complete and effective treatment that not only fights disease, but promotes overall well-being, which is a vital factor in both physical and psychological recovery.
There are many natural remedies available that not only fight fatigue as Ginseng does, but also work to promote the body’s overall vitality and health to aid in its recovery from a wide variety of illnesses, not just cancer!
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Herbal products that strengthen the immune system, detoxifying herbs that cleanse the system of buildups of prescription medication and remedies that promote systemic health all act as excellent complements to traditional treatments and in many cases, when combined in properly compounded dosages, as effective primary treatments.
Fatigue Fighter helps maintain energy levels and feelings of well being, overall systemic and immune functioning.
Detox Drops help maintain stable, normal sugar levels and acts as a detoxification tonic for the liver and pancreas.
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A second study performed by experts at Duke University, sought to investigate the effects of Flaxseed on tumor growth in the prostate. Flaxseed has long been taken as a supplement for its high concentration of Omega-3’s, the fatty acid associated with lower risks of certain cancers and heart disease.
Men were administered three tablespoons of ground flaxseed daily, and then after surgery, the rate of growth of their tumors was compared to a group of men who took no supplements. The study showed that the cancer cells in the tumors of the men who took flaxseed were dividing at a much slower rate than those who did not take the supplement.
The outstanding results of these studies show that flaxseed can actually play a direct role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, which speaks volumes about its potential as both a preventative supplement and a complementary treatment.

Please note that cancer of the prostate in not the same as other prostate ailments such as BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) or prostatitis, both of which can be effectively and naturally addressed by using herbs found in Native Remedies Prostate Dr. , such as Saw Palmetto and Epilobium Parviflorum.

There are many natural remedies that contain Omega-3’s and can help to provide the same benefits as Flaxseed, whether it’s restoring joint health, strengthening the circulatory system or preventing the spread of cancer.

Anxiety and High Blood Pressure

2007-10-22T15:28:00.000-05:00

High blood pressure is a condition that cuts across all the age groups. It is important not to neglect this condition and one should get help as soon as he or she is diagnosed. It is a symptom of stress and anxiety and should be diagnosed properly since the blood pressure in a normal person can fluctuate during the day due to the effect of stress, anxiety, alcohol intake and the likes.To confirm a case of high blood pressure, persistent elevated readings should be recorded at different times during the day, on different days and in different circumstances. It is a well-established fact that acute stress and anxiety can lead to a momentary increase in blood pressure due to changes in the flow pattern of blood from the heart.Chronic anxiety can lead to prolonged hypertension. Anxiety disorder has been linked with increased risk for hypertension and cardiovascular mortality. Close to seventy percent of all the high blood pressure problems are linked to emotional stress or anxiety during difficult situations. Conversely, higher levels of anxiety have been found in hypertensive subjects. When this phenomenon becomes recurrent, it can lead to long-term permanent damage like heart attacks, kidney failure or liver failure.Also, when one is anxious it is easy to resort to other unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking, which can further aggravate the problem. Hence it is critical that the treatment being administered for controlling high blood pressure should also provide anxiety relief.Here are some tips which can help you manage your condition of high blood pressure and at the same time will help in providing relief from anxiety. One should eat regular meals and avoid stimulants like coffee. Preference should be given to foods that are natural like fruits, whole grains etc. It is also important to exercise regularly. It will help relieve tension and also boost the cardiovascular system.However, it is prudent to consult your doctor before embarking on an exercise regimen. It is equally important to get adequate rest since it will relax the muscles and help in relieving the buildup of stress and anxiety. If nothing works, it is advisable to consult your doctor for medication to address your blood pressure as well as providing relief from anxiety.Since these medications have their side effects, it is wise to evaluate the natural treatments for anxiety relief in consultation with your doctor. This can help you provide complete relief from anxiety, thereby eliminating the root cause of your high blood pressure.