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 Herbal Treatment 24 Oct 2011 | Comments (0) |
Going Green and Natural: Not all products are equal
I am a third generation ecologist and alternative-seeker. Grandma preached the problems we would have by drenching our planet with chemicals and my Mom told us to ignore those that laughed when we cleaned up a campsite to leave it better than when we arrived. I guess all forward thinkers have to endure the idiocy of society, but I am glad that we set ourselves apart and were not part of what everyone refers to as normal. Over the last twenty years I have been pleased to see that so many people and companies have joined the bandwagon to recognize that natural and green efforts will benefit humanity and the planet. However, the general public seems to have embraced these terms with the assumption that all that state them, are healthy.
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| Natural Products7 Sep 2011 | Comments (0) |
3 More Myths about Homeopathy
4) Homeopathic Practitioners are Inadequately Trained
False: Actually they are highly trained. They graduate four year training at accredited colleges and study topics such as Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology. Most professionals have been studying for more than a decade and are highly trained. Homeopathy is a serious practice and attracts serious professionals.
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| Natural Products9 Jun 2011 | Comments (0) |
3 Myths about Homeopathy
A medical practice that is over two hundred years old, homeopathy is an effective whole medical system. Despite the tried and true practices, homeopathic medicine is often dismissed by medical professional and big pharmaceutical companies as ineffective. Since medicine is big business, homeopathy gets constantly discredited through propagated myths about it. Here are some common myths about homeopathic medicine.
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| Herbal Treatment9 Jun 2011 | Comments (0) |
17 Powerful Home Remedies for Bags under Eyes
Have you got unsightly dark circles or bags under your eyes? Not to worry! There is a great number of home remedies for bags under eyes available, and most of them can be found in your kitchen. Here are some bags under eyes home remedies:
1 – Make a paste from half a teaspoon of lemon juice, a teaspoon of tomato juice, a pinch of flour and a pinch of turmeric powder. Keep this under your eyes for 10 minutes. (more…)
| Natural Remedies1 May 2011 | Comments (0) |
Super Effective Natural Remedies for Cough
What many people are not aware of is that a cough is natural bodily function. An average person coughs about twice an hour in order to help clear our air passages of from unwanted debris. Coughing only becomes a problem when you have an illness and the coughing gets out of control.
Before we start discussing the actual natural remedies for cough, it’s important to point out that the sufferer’s environment has to be improved as well. The air you breathe has to be moist, so that the mucus stuck in the passageways is broken up more easily. Moist air can be inhaled with the help of hot water, either by taking a hot shower or staying in the bathroom after one. Going to a sauna will also be extremely beneficial to someone that has a cough. Fluids in general are basic natural cough remedies, so make sure to drink a lot of water, herbal tea, and juice.
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| Herbal Treatment28 Mar 2011 | Comments (0) |
Historical Facts about Cayenne Pepper
Nutralegacy has published numerous articles on the amazing health benefits of cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper has been proven to improve your entire circulatory system, reduce blood pressure, increase your body’s core temperature thereby increasing your metabolism, and even decrease inflammation and control pain. This wonder herb has qualities unlike any other and has been used for thousands of years. With all the innovation in health and science it is pretty impressive that we still consume an herb that has been noted for its healing qualities for so long. Below are some historical facts about cayenne pepper.
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| Herbal Treatment4 Mar 2011 | Comments (0) |
Cayenne Pepper and Beautiful Skin
Cayenne pepper has many amazing properties that help relieve pain, strengthen your cardiovascular system, lower you blood pressure and cholesterol, reducing inflammation, and increasing your metabolism. It is truly a super herb that can be both ingested and applied topically. While you may be aware of these benefits, did you know that cayenne pepper is actually amazing for your skin? For both minor and major blemishes cayenne pepper can improve the look and feel of your skin. Cayenne pepper actually increases blood flow to your skin bringing with it oxygen and many essential nutrients. Below are three skin conditions that can be relieved with the help of cayenne pepper.
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| Herbal Treatment25 Feb 2011 | Comments (0) |
4 Ways to Consume Cayenne Pepper
Just as there are numerous uses for cayenne pepper whether it is for skin care, cardiovascular health, digestion or pain relief, there are numerous ways to consume cayenne pepper to get the best utility out of it for your health or condition. Below are four of the most popular ways to consume, or apply, cayenne pepper which have been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
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| Natural Products17 Feb 2011 | Comments (0) |
6 Ways Cayenne Pepper Relieves Pain
Cayenne pepper is truly a wonder herb. Not only is it a great way to spice up your food, but it also great for your cardiovascular health, immune system and skin care. Cayenne pepper is also a great natural pain reliever. It stimulates your body’s healing powers and can be used internally and externally. Here are six uses for Cayenne pepper to relieve pain.
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| Natural Products16 Feb 2011 | Comments (0) |
Pancreatitis Liquid Diet Plan
Pancreatitis is a condition that entails inflammation or infection of the pancreas, which is the organ that produces digestive hormones such as glucagon and insulin. Some pancreatitis symptoms include jaundice (which makes the eyes and skin yellow), fever, weight loss, localized pain, weakness, and nausea. Pancreatitis treatment often involves medication, but you can also help yourself by following a pancreatitis liquid diet plan, as it will assist in soothing the digestive tract and take a lot of pressure and workload off the pancreas.
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| Natural Products21 Jan 2011 | Comments (0) |
The Most Powerful Natural Remedies For Pancreatitis
Looking for something that little bit special to help treat pancreatitus? Natural remedies are often overlooked by your doctor, but this is a great shame as they can be of enormous benefit. There is a wide variety of natural remedies for pancreatitis, and this article brings you a concise list of the best:
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| Herbal Treatment17 Jan 2011 | Comments (1) |
Top 10 Goldenseal Root Healing Benefits – Updated Article With Information On Potential Side Effects
1.Combined with Echinacea, Goldenseal root is great for treating colds and flu, in addition to other viral infections. It boosts your immune system and helps soothe inflamed mucous membranes.
2.Goldenseal extract is a common remedy for cleansing the body. This herb helps you get rid of harmful toxins by increasing the elimination of fluids from the body. This, in turn, can prevent many potential diseases.
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| Herbal Treatment1 Oct 2010 | Comments (4) |
Natural Remedies for Chest Congestion – Updated Article With New Information
Expectorants. These are some of the best chest congestion remedies. They loosen up the phlegm in the chest and push it out of the body. This means you will be coughing more, but it is actually necessary if you want to relieve chest congestion and avoid complications. Some natural expectorants include eucalyptus, cardamom, anise, elecampane, and pleurisy root. It is recommended that you avoid cough suppressants, because by preventing you from coughing, they make you unable to get rid of the phlegm, thus actually perpetuating the illness.
Fluids and moisture. Things like eating warm chicken soup and drinking hot tea can help break up phlegm and is also soothing for your throat and chest. This is one of the most natural remedies for chest congestion, because this is something you would eat or drink when you are healthy. Humidifies may also help with the moisture and to break up that nasty phlegm.
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| Herbal Treatment30 Sep 2010 | Comments (7) |
7 Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper Spice – Updated Article With More Information On Cayenne Tea vs. Cayenne Capsules
1.Reducing inflammation and swelling. The cayenne pepper spice is a great treatment for sufferers of bursitis, arthritis, and other chronic inflammation conditions. This effect is brought on by the capsaicin found in the cayenne pepper spice.
2.Pain relief. The capsaicin found in the cayenne pepper spice is also responsible for relieving pain, from simple headaches to chronic pain conditions like arthritis. The cayenne pepper spice can be found in the form of cream and rubbed onto the skin as well.
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| Herbal Treatment27 Sep 2010 | Comments (21) |
Blueberries superfood – new study on blueberries is set to further boost their popularity
Currently in the U.S. obesity is almost an epidemic. This makes about 25 percent of the population susceptible to metabolic syndrome. Leading a sedentary lifestyle, obesity in the waist and the abdominal areas, excessive calorie intake, and even genetic factors have been shown to act as catalysts in the metabolic syndrome development. Thus, in order to treat, as well as prevent metabolic syndrome, weightloss, exercise, and a healthy low-sugar/low-carb and low-fat diet are absolutely crucial. A new clinical research study has shown that consuming the superfood blueberries is able to help decrease the metabolic syndrome adverse health risks.
48 adults participated in this study, and it can be found in The Journal of Nutrition – the current issue. 4 males and 44 females who had metabolic syndrome were put in two groups. The first group, which was labelled “the experimental group,” was given 50 grams of freeze-dried blueberries in a beverage form to consume every day for 8 weeks. This amount is the same as consuming 350 grams of fresh blueberries a day. The second group, which was labelled “the control group,” was given a “placebo” beverage to consume for 8 weeks as well. The beverage did not contain any of the blueberry superfoods. After 4 weeks, and then 8 weeks, multiple blood tests and blood pressure checks were performed on the participants.
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| Herbal Treatment15 Sep 2010 | Comments (1) |
Cherries and arthiritis – what every sufferer should know.
Cherries are no longer just for jams and pies. They are increasingly sold in a new form – homeopathic medicine. Research on the cherry and its health benefits was conducted the University of Michigan. These studies demonstrated that out of all types of fruit, cherries have the most antioxidants and are a fantastic natural source of fibre and vitamin A. Cherries have also been shown to be of great benefit to sufferers of gout, arthritis pain, and as a sleep aid. In addition, cherries are very beneficial for whooping cough, Bronchitis, asthma, and nervous dyspepsia. Cherries may also reduce the risk of heart attack.
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| Natural Remedies4 Aug 2010 | Comments (1) |
Homeopathic remedies for bee stings – man subjects himself to dozens of bee stings to test their effectiveness.
The pain adverse William Brantley recently hooked up with a beekeeper with the aim of testing the effectiveness of various homeopathic remedies on bee stings. He let the bees delibrately sting him again and again and conduted a scientific experiment with the help of the following home remedies: onion, tobacco, honey, vinegar/baking soda, toothpaste and ice. The very personal nature of this experiment is what makes the results so special. They are not just hearsay based on reading and third party accounts.
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| Natural Remedies22 Jul 2010 | Comments (1) |
Homeopathic remedies for dogs versus conventional therapies – what your vet never told you.
A conventional vet has limited interest in homeopathic remedies, and some even see it as a threat to their industry. For this reason, if you take your pet to a conventional vet you might not be given all the information that is out there, and there might be other ways to treat your pet that are much more benign. There are a large number of advantages of home remedies over conventional remedies, and consequently all dog owners should learn the basics of homeopathic therapy.
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| Natural Remedies16 Jul 2010 | Comments (1) |
Hawthorn berry benefits
Hawthorn berry has long been touted as one of the most beneficial of the herbal remedies for heart disease. Used for many years in Europe, it has even been endorsed by the portion of the German government responsible for herbal studies; Commission E. The historical original use of the hawthorn berry was for the aid in digestive problems and insomnia. In the 19th century, physicians began to see that another of the hawthorn berry benefits related to cardio or heart related disorders.
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| Herbal Treatment8 Jun 2010 | Comments (1) |
