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  • Meningitis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment  By : Juliet Cohen
    Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges and underlying subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous system, known collectively as the meninges.
  • Lavender Aromatherapy Improves Health  By : Jennifer Kays
    Uses of lavender aromatherapy for improving health
  • Massage Therapy and Your Feet  By : Bakhru
    After a tiring day whether it is at work or simply shopping when you return home the first thing that you notice is that your feet are killing you. The simplest thing that you can do to relieve this pain is to sit down and take your shoes off. This takes away the immediate pains. Then you wriggle your feet and toes to restore the blood circulation in your feet. This helps a little more but to give your entire foot total relief having a foot massage is sheer bliss.
  • Foot Rub  By : Bakhru
    When our feet are aching there are many things that we can do to make them feel better. However the best and the simplest of remedies for an aching foot is a foot rub. With a foot rub the only things that you will need is a comfortable place to sit down and the desire to give your feet a wonderful relaxation remedy.
  • Heartburn and Coffee  By : Bakhru
    What would you think about if you heard the words heartburn coffee? Not too much right, after all it doesn’t make much sense. But that’s only if you live heartburn free. For many sufferers coffee is one of the biggest taboos in their diet So, when they hear heartburn coffee, what they’re really hearing is, heartburn pain – stay away from coffee.
  • Heartburn Herbal Remedy  By : Bakhru
    When you are suffering from heartburn, the main thing that you want to do is to stop the pain. Today’s medical knowledge of heartburn has led to the development to various drugs that have the ability to stop or ease heartburn. However if you want to try alternative forms of medication, then what are the remedies that you have available to you?
  • Natural Mastic Gum of Chios  By : George Kakaris
    Have you ever heard of Mastic Gum of Chios? It is a unique natural product with many therapeutic attributes which originates from the south part of the Greek island of Chios.
  • How To Do A Natural Colon and Blood Cleanse  By : Rudy Silva
    If you are starting to think about how to become healthier, then you need to do a colon cleanse. The colon is a toxic waste area and if you don't keep it clean, it will create life-threatening illnesses. Discover three habits you can acquire that will slow down the toxic accumulation in your colon.
  • Aromatherapy in the Bath  By : Juliet Cohen
    Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials. It is a also known is essential oils. oils are said to be highly concentrated substances extracted from flowers, leaves, stalks, fruits, and roots, and also distilled from resins.
  • Benefits of Essential Oil and Aromatherapy  By : Juliet Cohen
    Aromatherapy, the treatment using scents, is one of the fastest growing fields in alternative medicine. Aromatherapy is the use of pure essential and absolute oils.
  • Rosacea Treatment and Prevention Tips  By : Juliet Cohen
    Rosacea is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect over 45 million people worldwide. Rosacea is a chronic and potentially life-disruptive disorder primarily of the facial skin, often characterized by flare-ups and remissions.
  • Treatment for Deep Acne Scar  By : Juliet Cohen
    Acne is one of most common skin conditions in the world, afflicting 40 to 50 million Americans. The term "scarring" refers to a process where collagen within the skin is damaged from inflammation, leading to permanent texture changes in the skin.
  • Hair Care Home Remedies  By : Juliet Cohen
    Hair is formed in minute pockets in the skin known as follicles. Hair is made up of keratin, a type of protein.
  • Natural Dandruff Cure  By : Juliet Cohen
    Dandruff also known seborrhea. Dandruff is a chronic scalp condition that causes scaling and flaking of the skin. The skin on our scalp sheds more than any other area.
  • Wrinkles and Sagging Skin  By : Juliet Cohen
    Wrinkles are the thin, creased, and sagging skin that is especially noticeable on the face, neck, and hands. Most wrinkles appear on the parts of the body where sun exposure is greatest.
  • Homeopathy  By : Craig Burton
    Homeopathy is one of the most widely used forms of medicine in the world today. Read more about this natural alternative to conventional medicine!
  • Eczema Home Remedies for Itch Relief  By : Audrey Lynn
    Those who suffer from eczema can tell you how maddening the itch can be. Many rather endure the pain of having weeping and bleeding skin , than the itch. Many have to depend on topical steroids and anti-histamines for relief. There is nothing wrong with this except that over dependance will bring about serious side effects on your body. Here are some of the remedies for itch relief I find effective. Everyone is different and not all methods works for everyone. Give these eczema home remedies a try to know what works best for you.
  • Naturopathy  By : Craig Burton
    Naturopathy, also known as natural medicine, or natural therapeutics, is the western version of other holistic, nature-based medical systems that harness the body's own natural healing process (like Chinese medicine). Naturopaths believe the healing power of the body is the most powerful tool and should be supported - not overridden. The body can heal cuts, mend broken bones, rid itself of infections and achieve feats when given a chance that makes no competition against any man-made drug. Read more about it!
  • Steam Distillation, Hydro-diffusion, SCO2 and Absolutes, Oh My! The Modern Making of Essential Oils  By : Misty Rae Cech ND, M.Ir.
    New methods of essential oil extraction are entering the mainstream of aromatherapy, offering new choices in oils never before available. With the new labels of 'CO2' and 'SCO2', along with the traditional 'steam' and 'hydro' distillations, 'absolutes', and 'cold pressing', a little education for the aromatherapy enthusiast can go a long way in choosing the best essential oil for your needs.
  • Psychic Surgery - The life of Jun Labo from the Philippines  By :
    Jun Labo is arguably the most gifted healer of our time. Jun lives in the Philippines and practices Psychic Surgery. Unlike most healers in the Philippines, Jun has been tested by doctors from USA, Japan, Germany etc.. and they have found him genuine. Find out about the life of one of the most amazing and charismatic healer of our time.
  • Dry, Itchy Skin Remedies  By : Juliet Cohen
    Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. Dry skin, eczema, and hives can cause itching all over your body. Contact dermatitis is another cause of all-over itching.
  • Morning Sickness Cures and Tipa  By : Juliet Cohen
    Morning sickness is the nauseated feeling you get during pregnancy. Morning sickness, which can actually occur at any time of the day, can really dampen your excitement about being pregnant.
  • Male Hair Loss  By : Juliet Cohen
    Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs.
  • Prevent Type 2 Diabetes  By : Juliet Cohen
    Diabetes is not contagious. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood.
  • Know Your Skin Cancer  By : Juliet Cohen
    Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.
  • Natural Remedies for Menopause  By : Juliet Cohen
    Menopause literally means the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles. The root cause of menopause is not what is happening to the uterus, the whole process of menopause is triggered by the faltering and shutting down of the ovaries.
  • The Benefits of Chamomile  By : Juliet Cohen
    Chamomile can refer to any of several distinct species in the sunflower family. Chamomile has been used throughout the world for infantile colic supported more by word-of-mouth than scientific validation.
  • Ginkgo Biloba Benefits  By : Juliet Cohen
    Ginkgo is the world’s oldest living species of tree, seemingly identical fossils being known from rocks as old as 200 million years. Ginkgo has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory.
  • Get Rid of Dandruff - The cure  By : Juliet Cohen
    Dandruff is a mysterious ailment. Dandruff is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. Most cases of dandruff can be easily treated with specialized shampoos.
  • Split Ends Treatment Remedy  By : Juliet Cohen
    Split ends occur when the hair strand "fractures" on the end. Split ends in the hair are the most common hair problem that every woman faces.
  • Remove Blackheads - Easy removal  By : Juliet Cohen
    Blackhead medically name is open comedo. Blackheads are caused by partially blocked pores. Blackheads are also caused and worsened by excess topical oils and makeup.
  • Dark Circles Around Eyes - Get rid of them  By : Juliet Cohen
    Dark circles under the eyes are the most common non-hormonal skin problem. Dark circles under the eyes are a fact of life. Many people assume they're caused by not getting enough sleep, and they're right.
  • Reverse Hair Loss - What you can do about hair loss.  By : Juliet Cohen
    Hair Loss is also known about Baldness and Alopecia. Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female.
  • Reverse Hair Loss - What you can do about hair loss.  By : Juliet Cohen
    Hair Loss is also known about Baldness and Alopecia. Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female.
  • Obesity Among Children and How to Prevent It  By : Juliet Cohen
    Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.
  • Home Cellulite Treatments - What you can do about cellulite at home  By : Juliet Cohen
    Cellulite" is not a medical term. Cellulite - is the problem, that encounters more than 90% of women at any age around the globe.
  • How To Deal With Dandruff - Know the facts  By : Juliet Cohen
    Dandruff is a mysterious ailment. Dandruff is unlikely to be the cause of hair loss. Dandruff can happen at any age but is most commonly found in people between the ages of 12 and 80.
  • The Wonders of Melissa and Other Antiviral Essential Oils  By : Misty Rae Cech ND, M.Ir.
    Essential oils used in aroatherapy have demonstrated signficant anti-viral properties. Different plant families demonstrate varying degrees of effectiveness depending on the virus strain, as result of the variying molecular structures found to make up each essential oil. What are some of these essential oils with anti-viral action, and how can they safely and easily be employed by the aromatherapy enthusiast? Read on!
  • Apple Cider Vinegar Health Benefits  By : Cristian Ionescu
    As borsch, vinegar take over the qualities of base from witch it was obtain, in this case from apples, fruits very rich in potassium, essential mineral for normal function of important system from our body (nervous, cardiovascular). Apple vinegar contains all the important minerals, like potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphor, sulfur and iron.
  • Anise (Pimpinella anisum) Health Benefits  By : Cristian Ionescu
    It is a herbal, aromatic plant, which is cultivated. It grows as high as 40-70 cm in the light, in rich soils and it needs moderate humidity.

    Parts used: the bulb, the leaves, the seeds and the roots.
  • Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) - Health Benefits  By : Cristian Ionescu
    The basil is a herbaceous annual culture plant, ramified from the ground, 20-60 cm tall with hairy stems, round-oval leaves and white or reddish flowers.
    The basil has been known since ancient times and is a holy plant in India, very much appreciated by Egyptians, too; bouquets of basil were found in the Egyptian pyramids.
  • Nettles - Therapeutic recommendations  By : Cristian Ionescu
    Nettle is known for a lot of time, since antiquity, as textile and medicinal plant. Young stem and leaves from both species can be used as food, which appear in early spring.
    Nettles contains protides formed from a great number of amino acids, glucidic substances, vegetable hormone, volatile oil, B1, B2, C and K vitamins.
  • Sangre De Grago Resin  By : Patricia McDougall
    For centuries, the red sap of the legendary Sangre de grado, also known in Brazil and Peru as Sangre de drago or dragon's blood, has been widely used by the indigenous tribes of the Amazon as a remedy for wounds and gastrointestinal problems.
  • Marfan Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    The Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder. It can affect the heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, bones and ligaments. The disease is fully penetrant with marked interfamilial and intrafamilial variability.
  • Meniere's Disease - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    Meniere's disease, is a disorder of the inner ear. It is also called idiopathicendolymphatic hydrops. The exact cause of the disease remains unknown.
  • Metabolic Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    Metabolic syndrome is a condition in which a group of risk factors. People with the this diseas are at increased risk of coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes.
  • Metatarsalgia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    Metatarsalgia is pain in the ball of the foot. Metatarsalgia frequently affects runners and other athletes who participate in high-impact sports.
  • Mittelschmerz - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    Mittelschmerz is one-sided lower-abdominal pain that occurs in women at or around the time of ovulation. The word mittelschmerz actually means "middle pain," because this pain is felt during the middle of your menstrual cycle.
  • Molluscum Contagiosum - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    Molluscum contagiosum consists of small, harmless growths caused by a virus that is a member of the poxvirus family.
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods  By : Juliet Cohen
    The Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is an abnormality of the bone marrow, which gradually affects the producton of healthy blood cells. The most common sign is anemia, which means there are too few mature red blood cells to carry oxygen.

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