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Amla Herb Benefits (Indian Gooseberry)

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Amla also know as amalaki, dhatriphala and in Sanskrit and Emblica officinalis scientifically, is the most widely used herb in the ayurvedic system of medicine. it maintains balance amongst three Doshas of wind, bile and phelgm (Vayu, Pitta and Cough) and effectively controls digestive problems, strengthens heart, builds up and sustains defence mechanism, improves eye sight, imparts a anatural glow to hair and body and a store house of Vitamin C. The English name of amla: Indian gooseberry, deno... (Read All)

Ashwagandha and Health Solutions with Ashwagandha

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Also known as Winter Cherry and Indian Ginseng, Ashwagandha is one of the most valuable herbs in the Ayurvedic medical system, dating back more than 3,000 years. Its Sanskrit name Ashwagandha literally means âthat which has the smell of a horseâ, so named because it is said to give the strength and vitality of a horse. Ashwagandha is specific for a wide range of conditions including arthritic inflammation, anxiety, insomnia, respiratory disorders, nervous disorders, gynecological disorders, ... (Read All)

Bitter Melon - Benefits, Uses and Research for Diabetes and HIV

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Bitter Melon - Benefits, Medicinal Properties Bitter Melon is reported to help in the treatment of diabetes and psoriasis. It has also been reported that Bitter Melon may help in the treatment of HIV Bitter Melon is the English name of Momordica charantia. Bitter Melon is also known by the names Karela and Bitter gourd. Bitter Melon grows in tropical areas, including parts of East Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America, where it is used as a food as well as a medicine. It is a green cucu... (Read All)

Boost Your immune System

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The main function of the immune system is to protect the body against various infections. It is the most important body component that helps in determining oneâs state of health. The effectiveness of immune system varies from person to person. In case of weak immune system the person is more susceptible to infections and other health problems. Immune system forms various antibodies that fight against germs. The main components of the immune system are bone marrow, antibodies, cells, lymph node... (Read All)

How Sesame and Sunflower Seeds Can Relieve Constipation

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Sesame seeds for constipation Using sesame and sunflower seeds for constipation make a lot of sense. If you like to eat seeds then this is once way you can add more fiber, vitamins and minerals to your diet and at the same time reduce your constipation. Maoshing Ni, Ph.D., C.A. and Cathy McNease, B.S., M.H. in their book, The TAO of Nutrition,1987, recommends using black sesame seeds for chronic constipation. Here's what he says, "Grind black sesame seeds into a meal by using a small coffee grin... (Read All)

Tell Me More About The "Qi" in "Qigong"

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Qigong also Chi Kung, is an ancient Chinese exercise and brearthing system. Chi ias in Qi is perceived in Chinese medicine for what it does - functionality. Natural chi consists of Original or Prenatal Chi â Yuan-Qi,which is the kind of qi you get from your parents at birth and is stored in your kidneys.. The second source is Grain Qi - gu-qi â the chi derived from digestion of ingested material - good food and healthy beverages. The third chi is Natural Air Qi â kong-qi â which is ext... (Read All)

Hoodia Gordini: What's So Great About Hoodia Gordini?

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Hoodia Gordini - it's everywhere these days. On 60 minutes, in the health food store, in your diet pills, on the Internet. You've seen it and probably wondered 'What's so great about Hoodia?'

Hoodia Gordini is a natural appetite suppressant made from the Hoodia Gordini plant - a cactus of the "succulent" cactus family, which grows in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa. Hoodia has been used by the indigenous Bushmen for years as a natural appetite suppressant during long hunting t... (Read All)

What Is Goji Juice?

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Goji Juice - Goji (Lycium barbarum ? Latin).

While it has occupied an important place in traditional Asian medicine for countless generations, the secrets of its nutritional benefits have remained a mystery to most of the world.

Through the ages, legends abound about this miraculous fruit, the goji berry. There are festivals held to celebrate its goodness, and a poem was written in its honor.

During the Tang Dynasty (around 800 AD), a well had been dug beside a wall near ... (Read All)

Ayurveda and the Raw Food Diet

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The word, Ayurveda, is from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, and literally means "Knowledge of Life".
The Ayurvedic approach to life involves listening to and addressing the unique needs of your body, recognizing and balancing your mental and emotional states and deepening your connection with your spirit, your essential self.

The raw food diet is based around the principle that eating a diet high in raw food will normalise and alkalise your body. This, in turn, connects th... (Read All)

Announcing a breathtaking 21st century medical breakthrough

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

I hope this doesn't sound too grandiose but you are about to read about the most successful health innovation in the last 100 years. As you read this article you may think of ways it can be of benefit for yourself.

Do you believe in miracles?

What if I told you there was a stunning new therapy that involves you simply tapping Chinese pressure points on your upper body and it can help with all of the following and a lot more besides:

weight loss, stopping smok... (Read All)

Treating Keloids

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Keloids are abnormal overgrowths of fibrous tissue that happen when the skin has been hurted. Keloids are asymptomatic, but in some cases may cause disfigurement and cosmetic concern. Occasionally, they appear when the scar or the wound that is healing was not observed and taken care of properly. They are basically not painful and they are not easily transmitted from one person to the other. They appear to be more prevalent among the colored races. Normally, keloids tend to appear when the skin... (Read All)

Bathing With Essential Oils From Herbs

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Imagine your self floating in a gigantic bathtub full of herbs hugging your skin; its magical powers take away your tensions, worries and transforming you to feel complete and new.

Bath is calming way to relax in today?s fast paced stressful life. It is a soothing way to start a new day and blissful send-off to bed. Herbs and its essential oils soothes aching muscles, tense nerves, skin irritations, softens skin and ensures peaches and roses complexion.

Set the stage for your bat... (Read All)

Aromatherapy And Kids

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Aromatherapy is a new approach to emotional well being and healing through the use of essential oils. Oils in aromatherapy have soothing effect on the body, mind and soul.

A gentle hug, smile or a kiss are forms of connection, bonding between the parent and the child. A loving nurturing touch of massage on the feet, arms, hands, back, abdomen and legs is therapeutic for both the child and parent, usually the mother. Babies at six weeks of age can recognize their mother's scent, hence mak... (Read All)

Natural Relief For Arthritis And Joint Pain?

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The years of teaching high impact aerobics are catching up with me. Sure it's been great for the ticker, but the knees on the other hand are showing signs of age and making icky noises. What my Physical Therapist friends call "creep" and "crepitus" (which is just nice technical way of saying "grinding") had become loud enough to be heard by the naked ear! At the rate I was going - I was sure I'd need a knee replacement by 40. Of course this just won't do. So I've taken to doing leg extensions re... (Read All)

Alternative Medicine - What Happens During Acupuncture Treatment

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Acupuncture is one of several popular alternative therapies tracing its roots to traditional medicine in China more than 5,000 years ago. Although the treatment is regarded as one of the most common and oldest worldwide, acupuncture only started to become recognized in the US after New York Times journalist James Reston wrote a feature on how his post-surgery pain was eased by doctors in China in 1971 using the procedure.

1. The Basis Of Acupuncture

The treatment assumes somethin... (Read All)

Flax Seed - The Latest Super Food

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Why Flax Seed?

Flax seed seems to be popping up everywhere. In my own daily life I see people consuming it at the gym as a nutrition supplement, I see people grinding it and topping their salads with it. Flax seed is used for it's fiber content along with it's containing the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid. The fiber of course we all know to be necessary for proper function of the digestion system and for regular bowel function. Most questions arrive with the omega-3 alph... (Read All)

Flax Seed Oil Health Benefits

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Good health can be obtained naturally

There are no shortcuts to good health and it?s definitely no secret that having a healthy lifestyle means eating right. Good health can be attained through natural means. The truth is there are products that can offer great health and a sharp mind. One of these things is a naturally occurring product known as flax seed oil.

Flax provides necessary fatty acids and anti-oxidants

The health benefit of flax seed oil is one t... (Read All)

Tea Tree Oil Wonders

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Oil from "Down Under", Tea tree oil is yellow / greenish tinged essential oil extracted from the leaves of Melaleuca Alternifolia.

Australian natives used tea tree for antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, insecticidal, and immune stimulant properties. The essential oil steam distilled from its leaves and twigs to treat range of ailments like cold, sores, acnes and even whooping cough. Combats skin infections, insect bites, and minor wounds and is a remedy for oral infections.
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What Extend Of Hoodia Gordonii Side Effects

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

However, current research has found no known immediate or long term side effects of using hoodia gordonii. There are no known negative side effects by taking Hoodia Gordonii, although there are some reports of a mild aphrodisiac and mood elevation effect. There are no known side effects with Hoodia Gordonii although it is said to possess a mild aphrodisiac effect. A certain molecule known as P.57 is apparently what's responsible for a reduction in hunger when taking some fat burners that contain... (Read All)

The Skinny On Siberian Ginseng

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Ginseng is yet another addition to the category of Hot supplement topics. Of course - if there is a naturally occurring substance that helps to stimulate mental and physical energy, decrease incidence of cancer and ward off colds and flu - I certainly want answers! Although I'm still left a bit confused about all the different varieties - Siberian ginseng appears to be a popular, commercially available and beneficial form.

The Claims:

Decrease/Prevent Stress and Stress Related Il... (Read All)

Can the Cure for Headaches be Worse Than the Pain?

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Most people are oblivious to the fact that pain-killers can kill more than just pain. Whether you are searching for medications to relieve your migraine headaches, lose weight or eliminate your stomach aches being cautious could save you a lot of grief.

Many drugs that were previously available only through prescription are now available over-the-counter. Today drugs are so common and easily obtained people just assume they are safe. After all, would multi-million dollar companies offer... (Read All)

Identifying The Different Forms Of Herbal Medicine

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Although there are a lot of positive things to be said when it comes to herbal medicine, is still an undeniable fact however that what we proof we have is not yet enough to make taking herbal medicine completely safe.

Hence, when you?re about to try out herbal medicine please make sure to check with your doctor first if what you?re doing wouldn?t be harmful to your body. Secondly, it?s better to be able to identify the different forms of herbal medicine so you?d know if what you?re takin... (Read All)

Benefits Of Padangusthasana

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

This is one of the basic yoga asanas which we learn initially while learning yoga. All the yoga poses help in improving your flexibility which becomes very useful in our daily life. The asana is also known as head to foot pose. Your desire to regulate your blood pressure can be done by this asana. The pressure on your head and the stretching of the muscles relaxes your brain, making you work out things more easily and calmly. The stretching and pulling tones your body and relaxes you by making y... (Read All)

Tricks to help you sleep

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Everyone deserves to have the ability to lay their head on a pillow at night and drift off to sleep. But, for so many, this isn't what happens.

Be it the events of the day, the pressures that surround you or some other residing factor, not being able to sleep only complicates matters and adds to the stresses of what you are already experiencing.

Doctors are quite happy to test, prod and probe you and feed you plenty of pills and potions that they feel might assist you to ... (Read All)

What Is Royal Jelly?

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100

What?s all the buzz about royal jelly and is this popular supplement right for you?

Royal jelly, also known as gelee, is a thick gelatinous milky white substance secreted from glands near the head of nurse worker bees and fed to the hive?s queen from her larval stages and up into adulthood. Its sole purpose it to stimulate her growth and development. It seems that the royal jelly acts on the juvenile hormones in the developing queen?s body and this allows her to mature while the drones, ... (Read All)

Hypnosis: Fact Or Fraud?

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The Sleeping Prophet Edgar Cayce would command himself to engage in out-of-body experiences and near-death experiences through self-hypnosis.

Under a trance state, he would give readings and diagnoses to people he has never met. His followers documented almost 14,000 journeys unto the spirit realm, made through his subconscious mind or what Cayce referred to as the soul.

Sensational historian David Lewis revealed that Adolf Hitler was once hypnotized and this may have been the ro... (Read All)

Why You Should Get Your Herbal Medicine From A Herbalist Or Make It Yourself

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

We need plants, they don?t need us. They give us oxygen, building materials, food and medicine. We give them little except disrespect and destruction. They would be better off if we were not around. They will still be here long after we are no longer around.

Plants are living, evolving, complex life forms and are not just a package of chemicals for our exploitation as scientists would like us to believe. They are the true masters of chemistry and can produce medicines far past our abilit... (Read All)

Herbs And Natural Cures

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Hello folks. Does anybody out there know anything about herbs and natural cures? I am no great pro but even I have picked up some pointers over the years.

Take lavender! I love lavender. Lavender is so easy to plant and look after, flourishes year after year, has a lovely, soothing scent, is known to induce relaxation, and keeps the moths away. I have a lavender plant on my kitchen window sill and sachets of lavender in my cupboards.

There are many methods to learn about herbal g... (Read All)

A Little Red Wine Could Take You A Long Way!

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Longevity interests a lot of people who aren't ready to give up their lives, just yet, and who look to healthy alternatives to culturally defined eating patterns and "health care."The benefits of drinking wine have been touted for a while and are thought, by some, to be the reason why the French can get away with eating a high fat diet while enjoying a low rate of coronary disease.A few years ago, a study by French research team also found that men who regularly drank at least two glasses of win... (Read All)

Making Essential Oils Work For You

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Essential Oils are fragrant, liquid products derived from plants. They can be used in a variety of purposes including but not limited to:

- Perfumery
- Cosmetics
- Incense
- Culinary purposes
- Food essence
- Fabric and hair conditioners
- Detergents and other cleaning products and aromatherapy
- Remedies for mental fatigue and stress
- Mitigating depression
- Fading away sadness

I. History

They have been around since antiquity and cred... (Read All)

Last articles from alternative_medicine category on Health Top News

Amla Herb Benefits (Indian Gooseberry)

Ashwagandha and Health Solutions with Ashwagandha

Bitter Melon - Benefits, Uses and Research for Diabetes and HIV

Boost Your immune System

How Sesame and Sunflower Seeds Can Relieve Constipation

Tell Me More About The &#34;Qi&#34; in &#34;Qigong&#34;

Hoodia Gordini: What&#39;s So Great About Hoodia Gordini?

What Is Goji Juice?

Ayurveda and the Raw Food Diet

Announcing a breathtaking 21st century medical breakthrough

Treating Keloids

Bathing With Essential Oils From Herbs

Aromatherapy And Kids

Natural Relief For Arthritis And Joint Pain?

Alternative Medicine - What Happens During Acupuncture Treatment

Flax Seed - The Latest Super Food

Flax Seed Oil Health Benefits

Tea Tree Oil Wonders

What Extend Of Hoodia Gordonii Side Effects

The Skinny On Siberian Ginseng

Can the Cure for Headaches be Worse Than the Pain?

Identifying The Different Forms Of Herbal Medicine

Benefits Of Padangusthasana

Tricks to help you sleep

What Is Royal Jelly?

Hypnosis: Fact Or Fraud?

Why You Should Get Your Herbal Medicine From A Herbalist Or Make It Yourself

Herbs And Natural Cures

A Little Red Wine Could Take You A Long Way!

Making Essential Oils Work For You

Tell Me More About The "Qi" in "Qigong"

Hoodia Gordini: What's So Great About Hoodia Gordini?