As we move into Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere so starts the season of colds, flu and then other Winter ailments. By taking some preventative steps now and boosting our natural defence mechanisms it is possible to avoid a lot of the seasonal maladies.
Mucous is not a pleasant subject for polite company but we all [...]
According to the Children?s Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, www.childrens.com ?The foot is one of the most complex parts of the body; so complex, in fact, that a medical and surgical division, ?podiatry?, is devoted solely to treating and studying foot problems.?
Not only has the medical industry but also cultures have studied the foot as it [...]
Plantar facitis and causes of pain in foot problems are related to several common reasons. Plantar facitis is the inflammation of the connective tissue on the bottom of your foot that attaches to your heel. This pain is usually felt at the bottom of your heel and quite often is worse in the [...]
Many people who own dentures wear them only when eating because of the pain
and discomfort experienced while wearing their dentures all day long.
I asked my dentist about this situation and he agreed that most people with
dentures have sore mouths. He continued by saying the reason for those sores is
almost always [...]
Rubella has many names: Roseola, German measles, three-day measles to name a few. Rubella is often mild which means that in several cases initial attacks will go unnoticed. This initially is not a bad thing; Although it does make the virus very hard to properly diagnose. In most cases the Rubella virus will enter in [...]
Nasal Irrigation is becoming recognized once again as an effective way to eliminate sinus congestion, battle the common cold and relieve allergies.
Why has it come back so strong?
People are tired of drugs and want a natural alternative treatment for allergies, the common cold and sinus congestion. Nasal irrigation using the ayurvedic neti pot is the [...]
Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing are all common symptoms which a vast majority of us experience as allergy symptoms at specific times throughout the year. Many individuals do everything in their power to avoid allergies including changing their diets, staying indoors or taking vitamin supplements. These may contribute to fighting allergies, but there [...]
I am Hepatitis C a form of hepatitis liver inflammation that is caused by a virus known on the street as HCV. Before HCV was discovered in 1989, they used to refer to me as a related name to my little brothers, “non-A-non-B hepatitus”. A laughing stock of the virus world, but that all changed [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that protects fast-food chains from being sued by people who claim the food made them fat. If the bill, the “Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act” - better known in Congress as the “cheeseburger bill” — is made into law, obesity-related lawsuits against both restaurants and [...]
If you went to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings to get sober, you remember the overabundance of coffee and cookies available (not to mention smoke). At OA (Overeaters Anonymous) meetings you find a number of people who are coming from other 12-step meetings, people who originally treated their alcohol or drug addiction and now find [...]
