Archive for August, 2010:
An Introduction To Natural Therapeutics
Natural therapeutics is as old as mankind itself, conveying itself in many ancient religions and cultures. Recently it has been combined with the knowledge of modern medicine and has gained new strength and validity. Ancient beliefs and practices have been studied alongside modern medicine to give way to alternative sources of therapy and healing. Natural therapeutics seeks to prevent and treat .. more …
Healthy Quotes For Week of 30th August 2010
Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt
Like everybody else, when I don’t know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching .. more …
Panic Attack! – You Are Not Alone – All Your Questions Answered
Sound familiar…your heart is pounding, you can’t breathe, you can’t think clearly, you are overwhelmed by a sense of impending disaster or even worse, death, you feel dizzy and sick at the same time and feel like you are going crazy! You are not having a heart attack, although you may think you are – you are in the middle of a full blown PANIC ATTACK!Panic attacks are usually abrupt and intense. .. more …
Bid Goodbye To Hay Fever With Acupuncture
For most people the sweltering heat of summer is a welcome shift from the chilly season of winter, however, the prickly warmth also brings with it allergy symptoms such as hay fever and a whole bunch of summer allergies. But with acupuncture, you can kiss allergies goodbye and say hello to the sunny weather. Yes, you read it right, I am in fact talking about the ancient form of healing that .. more …
An Interesting Introduction To Psychology – Sexual And Sleeping …
The 4 stages of the Sexual Response Cycle are desire, excitement, orgasm, and resolution, consisting of general muscle relaxation and well-being. Affecting the Desire stage of the Sexual Response Cycle, Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder refers to a lack of sexual desires and Sexual Aversion Disorder refers to extreme eversion to and avoidance of sexual contact. Conditions of the Excitement stage .. more …
Doctor Pays Malpractice Claim For Not Informing Patient Of …
Men often have a scant understanding of prostate cancer, their own chances for the cancer, and the ways in which they can figure out if they have prostate cancer. Many men have modest, if any, idea of the advantage of screening for prostate cancer or of the guidelines for when they should start testing, how frequently to test, and the meaning of screening test results. But, far too often, .. more …
How Low Oxalate Fruit Can Help Prevent Kidney Stones
Since about 70 % of all kidney stones are made up by calcium oxalate, avoiding fruit and vegetables that contain a high amount of oxalate might be part of any strategy to avoid the build up of further stones. It doesn’t mean however, that you have to avoid them altogether, as you will see later on. What exactly is oxalate? It is a substance that occurs naturally in plants, animals and the human .. more …
Anti-Aging Treatment – Growth Hormone Therapy
Growth hormone is an anti-aging elixir for many people. They claim it is a remedy for all things even prevent or reverse aging. However, last researches state that there is no evidence that growth hormone to fend off “father time.”Researches were conducted by the Standford University School of Medicine and they concluded there is certainly no data out there suggesting that giving growth hormone to .. more …
Healthy Quotes For Week of 23rd August 2010
The… patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop. ~Quentin Regestein
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. ~Author Unknown
Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor’s nose.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow .. more …
Common Types Of Thyroid Treatments
There are many common types of thyroid treatments available for those that suffer from thyroid complications. The thyroid is a small gland that is located in the front of the neck. This gland produces and secretes a wide array of hormones that assist in providing energy to the cells that are located throughout the body.There are many different problems that may occur when it comes to this small .. more …