Added April 20, 2010, Under: Diseases, Health, Sickness
Medicinal herbs have been in use for thousands of years in all parts of the world and are well known for their effectiveness in the treatment of many diseases. Herbal remedies can boost the immune system, increase the body’s resistance to infections, heal allergies and raise and renew the vitality of the body.
Herbal medicine began with primitive cultures using different plants for shelter, clothing and medicine. The medicinal benefits of plants were learnt through trial and error methods in addition ...
Added January 22, 2010, Under: Pregnancy, Sickness, Women's Health
According to any story you read or TV show you watch, pregnancy and morning sickness always go hand in hand. It is certainly true that some 75% of women do get morning sickness. But that still leaves some 25% who do not! So it is definitely not certain that if you are pregnant, you will get nausea.
But if you do suffer from morning sickness, there is much you can do to overcome this condition. The good ...
Added November 30, 2009, Under: Children's Health, Environment, Health, Men's Health, Sickness, Technology, Women's Health
We have all heard the horror stories where people go into hospital for a routine operation or treatment and end up with a life threatening infection and the hospital superbug MRSA.
Currently, drug resistant types of bacteria cause approximately 37 000 deaths from hospital-induced infections every year in Europe while the Centre for Disease Control estimate that there are about 90 000 deaths per annum in the US. About 1 in 20 Americans will contract a hospital superbug during a stay ...
Added October 29, 2009, Under: Diets, Health, Nutrition, Sickness, Skin Conditions
If you have been injured or you are undergoing surgery, there is much you can do to aid your recovery more quickly.
Obviously, if you are already on a healthy diet then you are on track in helping your recovery but if you know you are about to have surgery, what you eat before and after surgery can help you heal more quickly.
Certain amino acids seem to help wounds heal faster so any meals should include fish, chicken, eggs, brown rice, ...
Added October 27, 2009, Under: Drugs, Health, Sickness
In this modern world, it would seem that every time there is a perceived threat from an illness or virus, the solution lies in producing a new vaccine. However, the big concern today is that whenever a new vaccine is produced, it seems to involve less testing and research than the previous vaccine did. And people all over the world are starting to question how safe and necessary are these vaccines.
A good example is swine flu or H1N1. The panic ...
Added October 26, 2009, Under: Exercise, Health, Sickness
Today I listened to an interview on the radio with a 100 year old woman who is competing in the 2009 World masters Games in Sydney, Australia. Ruth Frith is participating in the javelin, discus, weight throw, hammer throw, shot put and weight pentathlon events! She trains rigorously 5 mornings a week and pumps weights as part of her workout sessions. Does she not put the rest of us to shame! The only downside from the interview was that she ...
Added September 29, 2009, Under: Diseases, Health, Sickness
You might not know that nails can reveal much about a person’s state of health as many diseases and serious conditions can be detected by changes in the nails. Doctors often check your nails carefully when giving you a physical examination. Most people don’t give too much thought to their nails – guys will keep them cut and clean while girls will do a bit more maintenance in the way of a manicure and applying nail polish. However, dermatologists will ...
Added September 22, 2009, Under: Diets, Health, Nutrition, Sickness
Why do we have to suffer the pain and discomfort of this condition? IBS is a common problem particularly in women when the intestines either squeeze too hard or not hard enough. Our food then moves either too quickly or too slowly through the intestines.
Although this condition is usually triggered by certain foods, it can be worse when something stressful happens. You can handle IBS by eating a healthy diet, avoiding those foods that seem to trigger the condition and ...
Added September 7, 2009, Under: Diets, Health, Sickness, Weight Loss
There is a healthy herbal tea from South Africa that has been receiving lots of celebrity endorsements and these stars have not even been paid to do so! Its name is Rooibos which means red bush and it is not a true tea but an herb. The brew, made from the dried Rooibos leaves, is therefore an herbal infusion but is widely known as Rooibos tea.
With its distinctive color, flavor and aroma, Rooibos tea can taste a bit strange to ...
Added August 3, 2009, Under: Children's Health, Diseases, Environment, Health, Men's Health, Sickness, Women's Health
Most smokers appear to be in denial about all the bad things that smoking does to you and to those around you – they often indicate that they will give up smoking at some date in the future before too much damage has been done. And although “giving up smoking” can reverse some of the side effects to the body, the longer this is put off, the more damage is done to the body and the more addicted the smoker ...
