HOMEOPATHIC ALLERGY REMEDIES

HOMEOPATHIC ALLERGY REMEDIES
Homeopathic remedies start with simple substances, such as herbs, minerals, or animal products. these substances are first crushed and dissolved in a specified amount of a substance-usually grain alcohol or lactose, mechanically shaken, then stored. This is the mother tincture.

Rather than simply suppressing symptoms of a disease, homeopathic remedies act as catalysts that aid the body's inherent healing mechanisms. Moreover, homeopaths believe that any physical disease has a mental and emotional component. The Homeopathic diagnosis is threefold, including physical symptoms (e g feverish), current emotional and psychological state (eg anxious, restless), and overall constitution of the individual, (this includes more enduring qualities related to a person's creativity, initiative, persistence, concentration, physical sensitivities, stamina.) The right remedy for a particular condition addresses all of these aspects and requires a highly individualized diagnoses. There are never any contraindications to homeopathic medicines nor can you have side effects, they are safe for animals as well as children.

One of the best homeopathic treatments for allergies is Quecetin. Quecetin inhibits the production and release of histamine and other allergic/inflammatory substances. Histamine is a substance that contributes to allergy symptoms such as a runny nose, watery eyes, hives, and swelling of soft tissue including the face and lips.

If you have question regarding Quecetin, what form to get it in, or how to take it, you can go to your local Whole Foods Market,http://wholefoodsmarket.com/ and ask their vitamin expert in the vitamin and homeopathic isle.

A PAIN IN THE BUTT: SCIATICA

A PAIN IN MY BUTT:SCIATICA

I have been in excrutiating pain for the past few weeks. It's something I've been dealing with for several years, it's called sciatica. It starts as a nagging pain in my lower back and starts to move to my butt and down my leg, (ouch!) If any of you have had this debilitating condition you know what i'm talking about.

The causes of sciatica can be anything from a herniated disk to a compressed nerve root. The bad thing is that it is soooo painful, the good news is that there are a lot of differeant ways to treat it. If you're not sure if that nagging pain in your lower back is from sciatica or not check out some of these symptoms.

Sciatica Symptoms

• Pain; starting in your lower back, and worsened by prolonged sitting or standing
• Pain; when trying to stand from a low sitting position
• Pain: worsened by coughing, sneezing or laughing
• Weakness; this may appear in your leg or foot
• Numbness
• Tingling or a pins and needles feeling
• Loss of bladder or bowel control; this is very rare and very serious. if you experience this go seek medical attntion immediatly!

Now you know whether or not you have sciatica, but what can you do to treat this nagging pain in the butt and lower back? Gratefully, there are actually a lot of easy treatments for this problem.

Sciatica Treatment

• Maintain your daily routine; believe it or not one of the worst things you can do is to stay on any prolonged period of bed rest. Go about your business, just stay away from any activity that may trigger your pain
• Coldpacks; this is good for the first 48 hours. Apply to the affected area for 15-20 minutes four times a day
• hotpacks; after 48 hours, apply heat to the area. If pain continues alternate warm and cold
• Stretching; avoid jerking, bouncing or twisting

If the pain is severe, you may want to look into getting some over the counter medication. If you go this route, make sure you get a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory like aspirin or ibuprofen. This is the type of pain medication that is both a pain reliever and anti-inflammatroy. there are also some alternative therapies you can try.

Alternative and complimentary treatments can work alone or hand in hand with some ot the other treatments. Alternative teatments include; Accupunture, Accupressure and Chiropratice treatments.

One of the best things you can do to avoid the nagging pain in the butt is excercise. Yes ladies, yet another reason we should be getting our tushes off the couch.

Don't let lower back pain knock you out. Kick that nagging pain on its ass!

STAY HEALTHY WHILE TRAVELING

HOW TO STAY HEALTHY WHILE TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
It's that time of year again, the holiday season. This means your kids are starting to think about their Christmas lists in earnest, and you are starting to peruse the deals on airline tickets you can get to go visit extended family for the holiday season. One of the things people dread the most is the high risk they face of getting sick while traveling.

Most people believe they get sick from the poor air quality on airplanes, false. While you do run a higher risk of getting sick while traveling, it's more about the close proximity you have with all the other people on the plane.

The air quality on a plane is actually much better than on the ground. In fact, it goes through a filtration system twice before ever getting to you in the cabin. By the time in reaches the masses on board, all but 3% of germs have been filtered out. I can't say the same thing for that precious little tyke sitting next to you.

Granted, you are somewhat trapped in this cesspool of germs, but there are things you can do to help improve your chances of staying healthy.

PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE

• Drink plenty of fluids: I'm talking about water, not coffee or alcohol, they will dehydrate you and raise your risk of getting sick
• Get your own bottled water, don't drink the planes tap water or ice. The quality isn't the best, I'll just leave it at that
• Get up and move around as often as possible. This will get you away from your tightly packed seat where you're practically directly breathing in the air your neighbor is breathing out, and it's good for your circulation

The Holiday Season should be a happy time, filled with family and friends, not a time to be downing Advil and cough syrup like it's candy. Don't let traveling during the holiday season stress you out, that's what your in-laws are for.

HOW TO BEAT THE FLU

How do you beat the flu? We are entering the cold and flu season, and if you're like me you'll get each of them at least once over the next few months. We all know how lousy we feel when we come down with the symptoms associated with colds and flu's, but what's even worse is how they interrupt our lives and leave us out of commission for those 2-5 days it takes to get over them. Wouldn't it be nice to avoid it all together? Unfortunately, most of us can't, but I have found a few things you can do to alleviate the symptoms if you do get the flu, and maybe even protect yourself from getting it at all.

Nothing I'm sharing with you is some state-guarded secret. Most of us have heard these tips before, mostly from our mothers. But, with everybody leading such busy lives I felt a little reminder wouldn't hurt:

1. Drink plenty of liquids:
I'm talking about water and maybe some herbal tea, not your favorite diet soda. Not those so-called healthy drinks, which are really loaded with more sugar than the soda, either.
2. Get plenty of rest:
This one is key because you're more apt to getting the flu when you're body is run down and tired.
3. Eat lots of fruits and vegetable:
They are chalk full of phytochemicals, which help protect against cell damage and boost the immune system
4. Take Oscillococcinum:
This stuff is amazing! I took it last year when I was coming down with the flu. It's a homeopathic medicine, and it comes in small tubes which taste like sugar, (I swear!) you take one tube full every 6 hours, and you'll feel much better. From my experience, it eases the symptoms and stops the flu from getting worse. You're still sick, but it doesn't progress to a worse state, so obviously you want to start taking it at the onset of your symptoms.

I hope this helps. Like I said, no real new information, just a little reminder to help get you through the season.

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Is Green Tea a Medical Miracle?

I have been hearing about the medicinal benefits of Green Tea for years. I even find myself perusing my grocery store to look for my favorite green tea enhanced beverage, but is it all for not? Does green tea really contain magical ingredients that can cure everything from a hang nail to Cancer? The answer is...maybe.

Green Tea has been around for approximately 5,000 (well, I'm sure it's been around longer, we've just known about it that long), and from the beginning it's been touted as a miracle elixir. It's reputation is so renown, even The National Cancer Institute (NCI), and The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have spent their time and money researching it, but thus far, the results are mixed.

The FDA has come to a conclusion about green tea's effects on Breast and Prostate Cancer, and based on two different studies, they find green tea to have no positive effect in either disease. The NCI also states that, while they have had promising results on research in rats, such as inactivating oxidants before cell damage, a reduction in number and size of tumors and inhibited growth of Cancer cells, the finding in human studies have not been as conclusive.

So, what does all of this mean? Basically, if you like green tea by all means drink it, but if you're looking for a medical miracle you may have to look elsewhere. The jury is still out though on this issue, so stay tuned and we may just find our miracle after all.

Jenn

My Heart to Yours

This being Breast Cancer Awareness month, most people believe that it is the number 1 killer of women; WRONG! Don't get me wrong, It's an insidious disease that needs to be eradicated. That being said, we must not turn our attention away from the true epidemic in women's health; Heart Disease.

Heart Disease is the cause of 43% of deaths among women every year. The saddest part of this is, so much of this death is avoidable. It a severe lack of knowledge, both in the medical arena and general population, that contributes to these deaths.

We have all been under the false assumption that the surest sign that you're having a heart attack is chest pains, when in fact, most women suffering a heart attack never even experience this symptom. It has also been assumed that heart attacks are more of a man's disease, therefore, attention, time and treatment have all been geared toward the men.

Think about this statement from an article on americanheart.org, "women are less likely than men to receive recommendations from their doctors for preventive rehabilitation to protect them against heart attacks and death," according to a study published in an issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. That's truly terrifying!

Here are just a few of the examples of the types of symptoms women experience while having a heart attack. After you read these you may understand how it is so easy for most women to shrug them off as nothing.

1. Pain in the shoulder
2. Pain in the neck
3. Pain in the jaw
4. Shortness of breath
5. Quick onset of nausea

These symptoms can be confused with any number of other problems. The bottom line is this, you are the best advocate for your health. Take the time to educate yourself, and demand to be taken seriously if a medical professional tries to blow you off.

I hope this helps to start you on your way to improving the quality of your life. Remember, every day is a new day!

Bye for now, talk to you later