Eczema is a group of skin conditions characterized by inflammation and irritation. Itching is the most common symptom in all types of eczema. The skin may appear dry, scaly or red. In darker-skinned people, the affected skin may change color. While any part of the body can become affected, the face, [...]
Spring has sprung, and summer is around the corner. You know the signs. Dad fires up the grill, oil companies raise gas prices, and kids come down with itchy rashes. The poison plants are back, and this summer they promise to send two million Americans to the doctor’s office.
The three most common culprits–poison ivy, poison [...]
More and more people are looking to natural healing as a way
to enhance health and wellness. We are all interested in
preserving our health. We try to eat right, get plenty of
rest and exercise and use natural health supplements.
With all our efforts on natural health, many times
people overlook one area of [...]
One of eight North Americans (30 million) has genital herpes, even though only one in five knows that he or she has it. Herpes is classified into type I that affects primarily the mouth (”canker sores”), and type II that affects primarily the genitals, although both types can go both places. According to a study [...]
A study from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital shows that common duct tape is significantly more effective in curing common warts than the standard treatment of liquid nitrogen. Most dermatologists treat warts by applying liquid nitrogen until the warts turn white and then a painful blister forms raising the wart to the top of the blister.
In this [...]
As a boy growing up, I often sneezed for no reason and sometimes had a problem with my breathing. In college, to take advantage of a free screening program, I subjected myself to twenty patch tests. It turned out that I was allergic to house dust, phosphates, mold spores, [...]
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, each year 10 to 50 million Americans develop an allergic rash after contact with Poison Oak, Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac Plants. The invisible oily resin called urushiol causes the ill effects of these poisonous plants.
Poison ivy, oak, or sumac is found in every state except Alaska and [...]
Some people have fought many years of their lives to preserve the
rich heritage of the outdoors and nature we now enjoy. That
dedication and effort have been rewarded by fantastic hiking
opportunities in our local, state, and national parks systems.
In honor of their efforts, let’s break out of our winter
hibernation and venture [...]
