Should Men Get Involved with Breastfeeding? Research has shown that breast-fed babies enjoy health advantages such as fewer digestive problems, colic, reflux, gas, intestinal infections, allergies and skin diseases. The babies are also at less risk of developing high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. A study suggested they are smarter than formula-fed babies as [...]
Cancer Diet- The Role of Fibre This article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre. Fibre’s role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too long, the body starts to reabsorb the antigens [...]
CAT’S CLAW! A RAINFOREST WONDER HERB By Joe Smulevitz, C.H., M.H. From the lush green tropical rainforests of South America comes cat’s claw, a powerful medicinal vine, prized for centuries by South Americans to control inflammation, arthritis, rheumatism, cancer, and a variety of other ailments. Cat’s Claw was virtually unknown to the outside [...]
Combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain New Cochrane review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4 Organic Food
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Study Shows Vitamin A Supplementation Does Not Reduce Maternal Mortality (Obaapavita Study)A trial in Ghana has shown that vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality-contradicting previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44% decrease… Herbal Medicine
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How to Know If You Have Hay fever On average, 20 percent of individuals in the United States suffer from hayfever. Hayfever is caused by an allergic reaction mainly to different forms of pollen and ragweed. Hayfever has different effects on every individual depending on how severely they suffer from allergies. Some individuals may [...]
Phosphatidyl Serine WHAT IT IS Phosphatidyl serine is a phospholipid, a form of fat found in every cell in the body, but especially abundant in the brain. PS is closely related to other phospholipids, such as phosphotidyl choline, and functions in much the same way. REPORTED EFFECTS Fans of PS claim that it improves [...]
Candida- It’s Not Just a Yeast Infection Candida Albicans or a yeast infection, both digestive and systemic, is a health problem of which answers to its elimination are far and few between. Literally millions of men and women have a potential yeast infection that is causing, directly or indirectly, a significant number of health [...]
Pets – Alternative Medicine By Marc Frankland You may be pleased to hear that pets, including cats and dogs, often respond well to Alternative medicine. This is because natural medicine stimulates the healing process in a subtle way, so results can often be quite remarkable and sometimes unexpected. There are generally no guarantees of [...]
Natural Ways to Stop Diverticulitis Diverticulitis is an infection or inflammation in a small pocket or pouch that has formed in the bowel. In most cases this infection is caused by a blockage of stool. In some cases, diverticulitis can lead to perforation of the bowel that can in turn lead to peritonitis. However, [...]
Treatment Plan For Children With Autism Often Includes Complementary TherapiesComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming a popular treatment for a variety of conditions, with national data showing it is used by about 12 percent of children. New research shows that about 21 percent of youths enrolled in a large registry of children on [...]
Yoga Classes Help Relieve Chronic Back Pain Yoga classes helped people with chronic lower back pain improve their mood and ability to function and eased their pain more than did conventional treatment alone, a new study found. Herbal Medicine
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Phosphatidyl Serine WHAT IT IS Phosphatidyl serine is a phospholipid, a form of fat found in every cell in the body, but especially abundant in the brain. PS is closely related to other phospholipids, such as phosphotidyl choline, and functions in much the same way. REPORTED EFFECTS Fans of PS claim that it improves [...]
Adult Acne: It’s a Lot More Common Than You Think While it is true that acne most commonly appears during the teenage years, it is just as true that a large percentage of individuals suffer from adult acne. In fact, figures show that as much as 25 percent of men and 50 percent of [...]
Quick Buzz Stimulants Some nutrients widely believed to make your brain function better do just that–for a few hours. Caffeine is the most popular; people also use amino acids like phenylalanine, and herbs such as ephedra and guarana also provide a quick jolt of energy. However, they’re not likely to do anything for the [...]
ASH: Acupressure Reduces Pain of Bone Marrow Procedures NEW ORLEANS — A variation of acupuncture significantly reduced the proportion of patients who reported severe pain during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, data from a small, randomized clinical trial showed. Herbal Medicine
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Acupuncture for uterine fibroids New Cochrane review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 1 Herbal Remedies
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Patients Missing Out On Spiritual Care, Say Nurses, UKPatients are missing out on important spiritual care despite it being a nursing ‘fundamental’, according to nurses who responded to a new RCN survey published recently… Organic Food
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A Bike Book for Everybody WHEN Richard Ballantine wrote his best-selling guide to bicycling back in 1972, bikes were heavy. Simple geared contraptions viewed mainly as a hip alternative to environmentally unfriendly auto travel. They’ve come a long way since then, and Ballantine’s updated work, Richard’s 21st-Century Bicycle Book, provides an ideal link between [...]
Candida- It’s Not Just a Yeast Infection Candida Albicans or a yeast infection, both digestive and systemic, is a health problem of which answers to its elimination are far and few between. Literally millions of men and women have a potential yeast infection that is causing, directly or indirectly, a significant number of health [...]
Again price wise you mightn’t be able to compete with the big boys and have ads on very popular stations, but local stations offer good prices. OK admittedly you probably don’t and never will have the financial capability to run ads on mainstream Cable such as Fox in America or Sky in [...]
A client recently exclaimed, ?Who has the time to focus on one thing at a time [...] I felt terrible when someone said, ?Did you see that? · I intend feel more rested and energetic when I wake up each morning. I had grabbed the mail on the way [...]
and the sense of smell is heightened when things start getting hot and heavy. Take your t-shirts with big, loud prints and forget about them! You may look like a man?s man with dirty nails, but it?s a turn off for women. Women look at every [...]
Lynella Grant An expert in Yellow Page ads and Local Search. A relationship builds as a sequence of steps follow one another. What percentage of your potential buyers taking the first step make it through to the last one? And sales seldom happen without trust. It?s [...]
Non-pharmaceutical management of depression in adults The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) has published a guideline presenting the evidence base for the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical therapies, including a range of alternative and complementary treatments. Organic Food [...]
Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed Herbal medicines are not always the harmless nostrums that many patients and even some physicians think, but may actually contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, researchers warned. Herbal Medicine
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Evidence Is Clear That Homeopathy Is Not An Effective Treatment, AustraliaCurrent evidence showing that homeopathic medicines are ineffective treatments is not biased against homeopathy, as some homeopaths have argued, according to a review published in the Medical Journal of Australia… Herbal Remedies
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Herbal Medicines a Mystery to Most Doctors Physicians don’t know much more about complementary and alternative medicine than their patients do, according to a new survey. Organic Food
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Long-Term Use Of Vitamin E May Decrease COPD RiskLong-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University and Brigham [...]
Exercise therapy for schizophrenia New Cochrane review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 5 Herbal Remedies
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Herbal Medicine Is People’s Medicine By 2007 Susun S Weed Herbal medicine is people’s medicine. Herbal medicine is the primary medicine of most people on this planet, right now. It’s not something old and dusty. It’s not a bunch of doctors and chemists figuring out how to use herbs like drugs. Herbal medicine is [...]
Mercury in Tuna Sushi Higher at Restaurants Tuna sushi from a supermarket may be safer to eat than sushi from a high-end restaurant. A new study using fish DNA suggests that some species of tuna, particularly those used by restaurants, have higher mercury levels. However, Live Science [...]
Stressed Fat IF YOUR BOSS is like ours – random mood swings, unprovoked acts of cubicle violence-then there’s a good chance he’s making you fin. A study at the University of California, San Francisco showed that subjects who were chronically subjected to stress had greater central-fat accumulation than subjects in a less stressful environment. [...]
St. John’s Wort Fails Depression Test Has St. John’s wort been decanonized? The herb, which is used on a regular basis by more than 1.5 million Americans, showed “remarkably negative” results in treating major depression, according to a double-blind study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research, described as the [...]
Ace Abs Without Crunches, Cradles, Or Sit-ups! I know what many of you are thinking reading the title of this article. I also thought the same once. It cannot be done! Attaining a stronger, visible, set of abdominal muscles has always been a common goal in people’s fitness training programmes and yet, paradoxically, many [...]
Hidden Dangers of Herbal Meds Reviewed Herbal medicines are not always the harmless nostrums that many patients and even some physicians think, but may actually contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, researchers warned. Herbal Remedies
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Combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain New Cochrane review from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4 Organic Food
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5 Natural Supplements That Help Irritable Bowel Syndrome There is no cure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and the cause of it is unknown, but the symptoms are only too well known to those who suffer from it. Bloating, gas and abdominal soreness, constipation alternating with diarrhea, that urgent need to ‘go’ – and [...]
Phase III Trial Will Study Efficacy Of Incorporating Mind-Body Intervention Into Breast Cancer Treatment, Cost-Benefit And Work ProductivityIn an ongoing effort to scientifically validate the age-old belief that mind-body interventions have a beneficial impact on the health of patients, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded more than $4.5 [...]
Mercury in Tuna Sushi Higher at Restaurants Tuna sushi from a supermarket may be safer to eat than sushi from a high-end restaurant. A new study using fish DNA suggests that some species of tuna, particularly those used by restaurants, have higher mercury levels. However, Live Science [...]
Study Shows Vitamin A Supplementation Does Not Reduce Maternal Mortality (Obaapavita Study)A trial in Ghana has shown that vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality-contradicting previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44% decrease… Herbal Medicine
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Chinese Medicine Textbook Series In English Launched By Springer AsiaThe Baptist University of Hong Kong (HKBU) and Springer Science+Business Media have launched a new textbook series entitled Essentials of Chinese Medicine. The three-volume English language set is of fundamental significance for the subject… Herbal Remedies
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DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol) WHAT IT IS This substance occurs naturally in the brain, and plays a key role in the synthesis of acetylcholine. REPORTED EFFECTS Though much of the evidence is still anecdotal, many people have reported success with DMAE as a cognitive enhancer and mild stimulant. HOW IT WORKS In the brain, DMAE combines [...]
If No One Sees You Eat It, It Has No Calories! If you are trying to lose weight, aren’t getting the results you want and want to give up….stop! Take stock and see if you have fallen foul of these ‘diet traps’. 1. If no one sees you eat it, it has no [...]
The Golden Lung FIRST in tattoo parlors, bad-sitcom production and turning right on red lights, California has now taken the load in reduced tobacco use and lung cancer rates. Studying data from 1988 through 1997, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rate of lung and bronchial cancers fell [...]