Alternative Medicine Blog

Archive for July, 2009

Asthma is basically a chronic condition that affects one’s air passage whenever the environmental factors come into play. These factors worsen the situation to a great extent. It is really very important for a person to understand asthma attacks in depth so as to deal with the situation properly. If a person suffers from stern attack of asthma, the air passage gets contracted to a great extent thus leading to lack of oxygen supply to all the vital organs of the body. This may lead to a situation that a person may need a doctor and should be taken to the hospital. Thus one must be really careful while dealing with asthma and go for proper medication before the conditions worsen. Asthma attacks may also be able to also be caused by infections of the respiratory tract, or may be drugs, or may be due to excessive exercise & even due to psychological effects.

A number of vitamins to clear skin are Vitamin A and Vitamin B-complex. These vitamins to clear skin will help keep up healthy skin.

And also Vitamin B5 is another one of the vitamins to clear skin. This vitamin advantage a cream that holds 20 percent pantothenic acid by weight should be applied 4 to 6 times a day.

And other  Vitamins to clear skin can include Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. Vitamin B6 will help with hormonal balance and Vitamin C get better the immune system also as promotes healing.

So how is Acid Reflux treated? One of the easiest cures for GERD, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, is referred to as life-style changes. This consists of a mixture of changing your routine, predominantly changing your food intake. There are quite a few modifications in eating practices that can be favorable in treating GERD.

For women suffering from polycystic ovarian disease, a number of herbs and essential oils may be useful. Saw palmetto berries are known to block the production of the type of testosterone known to cause the disease. Chasteberries may help reduce the tendency towards formation of ovarian cysts and help balance out a woman’s hormones. Cypress essential oil used externally may also reduce the formation of cysts.

Acupuncture for infertility promises miraculous cure even where modern scientific methods fail to work. Being a Chinese remedy, Acupuncture might conjure a feeling of dark rooms, hushed voices and incessant pains for pricking of needles. But it is not the case when you go to treat your infertility syndrome with acupuncture. It, on the other hand, promises complete relaxation and instant cure from infertility.

Vitamin B Benefits

B Vitamins are water-soluble and it  means that any excess of these will be excreted through the urine. This moreover means that B Vitamins should to be taken on a daily basis just  as the simply one we can store is Vitamin B12. Getting a high dose Vitamin B Complex (50mg - 100mg) every day can turn urine a bright fluorescent and  this is absolutely safe and usual so don’t be alarmed!

There are many reasons that people gain weight and hold onto it. Some are a result of glandular malfunctions. For example, a thyroid gland that does not produce enough thyroxin results in a person being overweight. Some people with diabetes are also overweight as well.Some of the reasons that people hold onto weight are a result of post traumatic stress disorder. The weight acts like a wall of protection for these people to protect them from further sexual abuse. It is not important how or why you got the weight, hypnosis can help.

Because we cannot really see our muscles we tend to forget about their importance and most of us have no idea of how much they can affect our health and wellbeing especially as we get older. Not only do our muscles hold us upright and hold our bones together they are the mechanism that drives our bodies engine (our metabolism) and our means of movement.

They allow us to run, jump, throw and lift heavy objects or do precise work such as threading a tiny needle or painting a picture. We expect that our muscles will always be there for us and will continue to work in the background like faithful servants never complaining. But if we don’t keep them strong with muscle building and maintaining activity we are most certainly going to lose them.

The average man and woman between the ages of 20 and 50 years who does not have a proper strength training program in place will lose one half pound of muscle per year. This amount seems small and it is but the problem is it is cumulative. It snowballs little by little, bit by bit till after a decade it is 5 pounds and after 30 years it is 15 pounds.

Then we have a problem ? the loss of 15 pounds of muscle tissue is a serious issue and may manifest itself in physical ailments such as lower back pain, painful knees or shoulders, diabetes, arthritis or even heart disease. And from there on it is a downward spiral of degeneration that we used to call the aging process but now we know it is nothing more than not enough proper exercise.

To make matters worse along with the loss of muscle tissue ounce by ounce, the average man and woman is gaining body fat at triple the rate at around 1½ pounds each year. This adds up to 15 pounds per decade or a staggering 45 pound body fat gain over 30 years. Yikes!

This fat gain is usually hidden as it pads the areas that have lost muscle tissue filling in the spaces and of course the bathroom scales do not show the true picture as the fat gain hides the muscle loss. The scales only show the overall increase in body weight as 30 pounds.

But with the loss of 15 pounds of muscle and the gain of 45 pounds of fat the body composition is a very changed scenario. You now have a ticking time bomb as far as health risks go. This loss of muscle not only weakens the entire body it weakens the immune system as well leaving one at risk of major disease especially the ‘big three’ villains, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

But you don’t have to go down this path. It takes just 2-3 sessions each week of a proper exercise program containing mostly strength training exercise to avoid this negative health situation. But is has to be strength training exercise. Do not think that long, slow activities like walking, jogging or cycling will ever stop muscle tissue loss because it won’t - not now ? not anytime soon ? not ever.

Get yourself protection from disease and degeneration ? seek the help of a fitness professional to set up your program so you can get immediate, maximum benefits. You can waste precious time and effort on a regime of activity that might be fine as part of an active lifestyle but will not be effective against the outgoing tide of physical decay that our modern ‘work’ free inactive lifestyles are causing us.

But you are lucky as you have now read this and are going to take action so it does not affect you. You are aren’t you?

When people go on a weight loss diet, they often report depression. When the body has less food and you are busy, depression is often experienced. Besides taking vitamins that can be suggested by your doctor, keeping a happier attitude to promote weight loss can be achieved with hypnosis cds.

When discouraging thoughts enter your mind, it often seems that they bring thousands like them along for the ride. One thought brings thousands and soon you feel discouraged and depressed. Also, feeling hungry is a depressing experience in itself. These discouraging thoughts often lead to cheating. This cheating often involves comfort foods.