Alternative Health

976. Spider Bites, Flea Bites, Mosquito Bites and Bee Stings By Danny Siegenthaler
     However, bites from some spiders and insects may require immediate medical attention. For example, the sting from the European Wasp and the Honey Bee can result in severe reactions and have been known to result in death. Similarly, some spiders in Australia such as the Sydney Funnel Web and the Red Back spiders have also been reported to be fatal, while bites from other have been known to cause serious health concerns and skin necrosis.Apart from the very nasty critters that have too much pois…



977. The FDA Finally Reviews the Safety of Antibacterial Soaps By Dr Joseph Mercola
     A Food and Drug Administration(FDA) advisory panel has met to examine the safety and effectiveness of antibacterial soaps.Could Cause ProblemsThe American Medical Association (AMA), and a number of scientists, have cast doubts on the use of antibacterial soap. They point out that there is no evidence that these products stop infection any better than regular soap, and they worry that increased use of antibacterial products might lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Alcohol-Based Sanitizers ar…



978. Why Detox? By Willie Jones
     For most of my life I considered myself fairly healthy. I was not overweight, very slim infact. I usually ate two to three meals per day, not a lot of junky type foods, so I thought. I was about to learn the hard way that my life style and eating habits were not healthy at all.My diet was like most of North Americas diet, a lot of processed food, soda, drinks, not real juice but man made sugary drinks, fast food and lots of fat! I also smoked 2 packs a day of menthol cigarettes. I also be…



979. Hoshin Roshi Ryu By Robert Morgen
     Hoshin Roshi Ryu is a scientific system for achieving an awakening of the Kundalini. Developed in the early 1980’s by Dr. Glenn Morris, Hoshin is a step-by-step path to kundalini awakening that incorporates meditation, physical skills and healing.The physical skills for Hoshin are based on an eclectic variety of combat (as opposed to ‘sport’) martial arts, primarily jujutsu and Bujinkan Taijutsu. The physical skills are included to provide a very clear pass/fail test of whether your energy ski…



980. Storing, Handling And Using Essential Oils By Mireille Gautschi
     Pure Essential Oils are a natural product and contain no preservatives or additives. A few of them can also be quite dangerous if not handled correctly. Some basic procedures should therefore be observed in order to ensure safety but also the quality of the oils in storage.Storing essential oils:Many Essential Oils are flammable and/or act as strong solvents. Eucalyptus Oil for example can be used to remove glue from old stickers or to strip paint.Essential Oils are best stored in amber gl…



981. Preventive Medicine - Ayurveda By Robert Baird
     It should not be hard for anyone to imagine that man sought medicine to maintain life and gain knowledge since the time of his being pre-hominid and eating plants while learning which ones killed him. Your puppy or kitten will show this when it goes outside for the first time and eats grass to help its gastrointestinal processes. The Therapeutae of Pythagoras who some say developed the pentagram were learning from far more ancient insights that were being lost and we have lost a lot of the kno…



982. Glutamate – A Pain Transmitter Your Subconscious May Be Able To Limit By Ben Plumb
     Glutamate is one of the most important transmitters of chronic pain. By using visualizations you may be able to use your subconscious to limit the impact of glutamate on your pain.The Role of GlutamateTo appreciate the importance of glutamate in the pain process, it's helpful to review the three stages by which pain signals are transmitted to the brain:• In Stage 1, a pain signal is generated in the body (the lower back, the joints, or other location of a pain stimulus) and is sent to the spin…



983. Hypnotherapy – Does It Really Work? By Arvind Mathur
     Okay, so some of you are familiar with hypnotherapy. You’ve heard it can be used for curing a number of ailments including stress, alcoholism and the like. But, if I were to ask, how many people do you know who’ve been treated by a hypnotherapist, it’s possible you may not recall any! Of course, you’d know those, who regularly visit a shrink or associations like the Alcoholics Anonymous. So, why don’t people make a beeline for hypnotherapy? To find out the answer to this question, and also abo…



984. Arthritis & Joint Health By Rajkumar Khatri
     Many millions of people are affected by pain and suffering from Arthritis and research has shown that Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulphates combined have given these people new hope and relief from their painful ailments. Arthritis it causes pain, stiffness and sometimes swelling in or around joints. This can make it hard to complete simple movements you rely on every day for work or taking care of your family. But you can take steps now to avoid arthritis or to reduce pain and resume normal d…



985. Prevent Disease By Thinking Differently Than Experts By William R. Quesnell
     Did you know that all physicians and medical researchers have been indoctrinated with a flawed model of thinking dating to the 17th century?These "experts" cling to a Cartesian model of thinking.Cartesian refers to the philosopher Descartes who declared, "I do not recognize any difference between the machines made by craftsmen and various bodies nature alone composes."All scientists, whether they were physicists, botanists, or zoologists, soon adopted his concept that the subject of their st…



986. Are You Hypnotized by The Vampire? By Doreen Cohanim
     How Does It Work! A Good Hypnotherapist start building a report with the client, getting to know them better in order to assist on the specific request that the client came in initially and that is what the hypnotherapist start working on.No Hypnotherapist will guarantee healing or number of sessions to clients, just because in some case's client will need only one session and others only three, six or even more but no one can tell you how many sessions you will need, Except with medical re…



987. Hoodia Gordonii: The Essentials You Must Know About This Amazing Cactus Plant By George Alarcon
     It seems the whole world is talking and going mad about hoodia gordonii these days. What’s all the noise about and what can you honestly expect from that cactus-looking plant? Actually, plenty. Hoodia gordonii is a succulent type of plant that grows naturally in the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa. The native people, San Bushmen, have been for a very long time in the practice of using hoodia gordonii to combat both hunger and quenching thirst while on long travels in the desert.Hoodia is m…



988. Lowering Blood Pressure in a Natural Way - Eating Dark Chocolate By Groshan Fabiola
     Of course this is not a joke, a study was made in the US by specialists and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association about eating dark chocolate to lower the blood pressure. One bar of chocolate is enough to lower the blood pressure in a natural and so enjoyable way. It is also helping to improve the insulin resistance.It was already known that food rich in flavinols are lowering the blood pressure. Flavinols are also called in a medical scientific language as natural antioxi…



989. EMF's - The Dangers of Modern Convenience By Leigh Erin Connealy
     We are immersed in a world of technology, unable to escape from the moment our electronic alarm clocks awake us in the morning until the moment we snuggle under our electric blankets at the end of the day. We have been raised with the luxuries of modern appliances to simplify our lives. Few and far between are the days of manual labor, as there is a machine to do just about everything for us. We live in amazing times, so different from just one hundred years ago. Life is better, right?Yes …



990. Pyrethre: Pest Terminator By Nur Syahid
     HistoryThe pyrethre herb is supposedly named after a famous temple in ancient Greece called Parthenon, hence the name Parthenium.In the 13th century, Welsh physicians used pellitory (pyrethre) as a remedy for toothache. It was also mentioned by Arabian medical writers and is a favorite remedy in the East.An old superstition held that it was planted around dwellings to purify the air and ward off diseases.EcologyOtherwise known as feverfew, pellitory or chrysanthemum parthenum, pyrethre has rou…



991. Use Digestive Enzymes to Reduce Hemorrhoid Inflammation By Rudy Silva
     Using digestive enzymes when you have hemorrhoids is a good idea. Digestive enzymes help reduce inflammation, reduce fibrin, and clean the blood of foreign particles. These enzymes activities strengthen your immune system and give it more power to work on your hemorrhoids.BromelainBromelain is a digestive enzyme that is found in pineapple. It’s capable of reducing inflammation and swelling and for this reason has been used to treat hemorrhoids.Bromelain also activates a chemical that promote…



992. Bois De Santal: The Source of Tranquility By Nur Syahid
     The near extinct bois de santal has a sensual and exotic scent that gives an elevating experience for those who use it. The oil extraction process of the sandalwood is lengthy; the tree has to be about 30 years old before the process can take place.EcologyThe tree grows to 20 to 30 feet high, with many slender branches covered by smooth greyish-brown bark. The leaves are petiole slender measuring half an inch in length. The flowers are small, pinky and shortly stalked in an erect pyramidal ter…



993. Demystifying Hands On Healing By Richard Gordon
     While hands-on healing is probably the easiest of skills to learn, it is also one of the most misunderstood of subjects. In this article, I thought to cover some of the basic elements of hands-on healing and one of my attempts to validate its effectiveness.If we were to believe the movies, healers are special people who may have been touched by an angel, born with a mysterious gift, may have had a near death experience, their hands usually glow in the dark, they cause light bulbs to ex…



994. Hypertension, An Alternative Approach By Dr. N. Rowan Richards
     For many years high blood pressure has been defined based upon actuarial tables prepared by life insurance companies. By that definition, blood pressure of 140/90 is borderline hypertension in a person 40 years of age. The suppressed fact is that blood pressure should rise by 5 points for every decade of life. Therefore, 145/95 is borderline hypertension in a person of 50 years old; 150/100, in a person 60 years of age, etc. However, that standard is almost never applied in prescribi…



995. Sound Healing with Tibetan Bowls By Diane Mandle
     Sound healing is rapidly gaining recognition internationally as an integral part of the healing process for cancer patients. It has also been effective in relieving pain and in the treatment of stress related afflictions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, insomnia, pain and depression. Mainstream medical teaching facilities like Duke University and the University of North Carolina have added programs that link body/mind and spirit to the treatment of cancer. Cancer Prevention cent…



996. How to Cure Constipation Quickly & Easily By Balaji B
     Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the United States, resulting in about 2 million doctor visits annually. However, most people treat themselves without seeking medical help, as is evident from the millions of dollars people spend on laxatives each year. When compared to other diseases constipation is easily curable by adhering suitable dietary patterns. The hard and dry stools of constipation occur when the colon absorbs too much water or if the colon's musc…



997. Aromatherapy - Essential Oils and Bird Flu By Judith Tovey
     Therapeutic-grade essential oils are some of nature’s greatest gifts to us for use in coping with the onslaught of deadly viruses, bacteria and devastating chronic diseases of today. With new pandemics such as “bird flu” in the news, and reports that vaccines and antibiotics are ineffective against them, it is especially reassuring to know that nature has provided us with plants and herbs with such powerful protection.With the Bird Flu deaths in Indonesia, a mysterious but dangerous encephalit…



998. Cure for Shingles By Balaji B
     Shingles is a patch of painful blisters that appear on one side of the body. These blisters are filled with fluid. These blisters are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a virus from the herpes family causes chicken pox in us. Shingles may cause permanent damage to vision and hearing capability in some cases. If shingles is found near the eyes and ears it should be treated immediately.Severe pain on the areas of the blisters is experienced by most of the people who are affected by shingles. …



999. Will Surgery Help my Back Pain? By Katherine Martin
     Everyone experiences back pain at some time in their life. In fact, it is in the top three complaints that people bring to the doctor’s office.In most cases there is soft tissue inflammation, muscle spasms, or degenerative arthritis. These respond well to conservative treatments such as anti-inflammatory medicines, stretches, and osteopathic manipulative therapy. Physical modalities such as heat or cold, massage, and acupuncture are also helpful.So when should you worry? Any loss of bowel …



1000. Bach Flower Remedies By Jane Thurnell-Read
      I have to thank my son’s bump on the head for some of my conviction about the benefit of Bach flower remedies. Jon was about a year old and had hit his head quite badly. The bump was swelling before my eyes, and I decided to try out the Bach rescue cream that I’d recently purchased. The bump was partly in his hair and partly on his forehead. I carefully put the cream on – it was difficult to get the cream close to the skin where his hair was. The next day the bruise on his forehead had gone co…



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