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  • Ways To Lower Cholesterol Naturally  By : Eugene Williams
    This article talks about plant sterols which are a topic that gets heavy traffic on my website. High cholseterol is a huge problem that is discussed in great detail within this article.
  • Antioxidant Marketing Deceptions-How To Shop For Quality - 3 Minute Video/Free Newsletters  By : Mark Ostrye
    My wife attended AMA certified CE classes for doctors, nurses, etc. and here's some of what she learned about antioxidants: 1. The marketing label you see in the health food store regarding antioxidant (ORAC=Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity) can be mis-leading. 2. Over 90 products from the shelves were analyzed and here's what they found:
  • How To Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally  By : Kathryn Soloff
    High cholesterol is an invisible and serious health risk. It is possible that conventional treatments may cause more harm that good. For this reason, a person with high cholesterol should seriously consider natural and alternative treatments.
  • All You Need To Know About Vitamin A  By : Johny Rider
    Quality vitamin nutrition is essential in maintaining proper health and preventing disease. Vitamins control specific body processes such as cell renewal, immune function, and bone strengthening. Although food can provide much of our nutritional needs, regular meals contain only part of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of most vitamins. Vitamin supplements are a great way to obtain quality vitamin nutrition while maintaining a balanced diet.
  • When and How to Take Vitamins Supplements  By : Johny Rider
    Anyone who is interested in nutrition and nutritional supplements has probably heard of antioxidants. They are nutrients, minerals, vitamins and enzymes that protect your body from free radicals and can be found in many nutritional supplements.
  • What Else Are You Getting With Vitamins Supplements  By : Johny Rider
    Natural vitamin supplements are useful for general health as well as health of hair. Many people take natural vitamin supplements to make up for the lack of nutrition in their food. An antioxidant, vitamin A helps to produce healthy sebum in the scalp. The presence of vitamin B6 prevents hair loss and helps in production of melanin, the pigment which gives hair its color
  • Details About Vitamins Supplements  By : Johny Rider
    There is a need to integrate the use of vitamin supplements into our daily way of life. Most doctors say that effect of taking vitamin supplements can only be felt after three weeks. Outside vitamins tend to suppress the in-built compounds inside the body. Therefore, it would be prudent and wise to take vitamins for three weeks and then stop taking vitamins for another three weeks so that the body gets time to adapt to any exogenous supplement.
  • Discover The Origin Of Vitamins Supplements  By : Johny Rider
    Fresh fruit and vegetables grown organically have proven to be the best sources of natural vitamins. Vitamins in this form are assimilated synergistically in conjunction with other nutrients. Natural vitamin supplements are made from food sources, and they contain a natural blend of vitamins and nutrients from real sources such as Brewer’s yeast, maize, liver, alfalfa, sprouted foods, spirulina, chlorella, and more.
  • What Are Nutrients? Discover Exactly What Nutrients Are  By : Johny Rider
    Why should you avoid high doses of vitamins? Which vitamins need to be taken together to be well absorbed? Find the answer to these questions and more here.
  • Should You Take Vitamins Supplements? Discover Here All The Info You Need  By : Johny Rider
    With more and more people especially going into diet programs, there is an ever important need for these image and health conscious people to consume vitamin diet supplements. They are taking more and more on shelf space in the stores and they're also available all over the internet.
  • What Are Vitamins And Why You Need Them  By : Johny Rider
    Vitamin supplements are now available from a wide range of retail outlets, many of them online. There is concern about the claims made by some vitamin supplement suppliers that their products can cure almost any medical condition. You should get adequate advice about the effectiveness of vitamin supplements, and the dangers of toxic overdose of some vitamin supplements, before committing to your purchase.
  • How to Find a Holistic Chiropractor  By : Michael Roth DC
    A holistic chiropractor has a more comprehensive approach to your care. A traditional chiropractor treats only the structural component. As a holistic chiropractor, I also address emotions that may be creating disease or dysfunction and nutritional imbalances that disrupt the body's chemistry
  • Omega 3 Fatty Acids  By :
    Omega 3 fatty acids: Find out why Omega fatty acids engage in the fundamental and indispensable role within the cells membrane.
  • Fish Oil Secret  By : Thomas Budd
    Fish Oil is a supplement that has been shown to be beneficial for a number of conditions including physical ailments, depression, assist with concentration and memory, and increase mood and vitality. It is a supplement approved by the American Heart Association due to the high content of omega 3. Fish oil has been shown to benefit the heart through reduced risk of blood clotting, lowering blood pressure, and preventing clogged arteries.
  • How to Alleviate the Pain of Arthritis the Natural Way  By : Lambert Klein
    Some days it takes everything you have just to get out of bed and to make it through the day. But is doesn't have to be this way. There are natural treatments for arthritis pain. Keep reading to discover some of these treatments and how
  • What Do You Know About the Wonderful Uses of Vinegar?  By : C. Raymond Merrick
    If you don't currently include apple cider vinegar or traditional balsamic vinegar in your general diet, you may want to consider it's many uses. You will soon learn about the numerous advantages and uses of vinegar you may never have considered or known about.
  • Different Types of B Vitamins  By : Alison Addy
    This article talks about the importance of B Vitamins in our body as well as the different types of B Vitamins.
  • What Your Doctor Didn't Know - 7 Pain Traps  By : Christine Sutherland
    Most doctors, physiotherapists and other health specialists simply don't know how to help you get rid of long-term pain, but that's not really their fault. The fault lies partially with the drug companies, and partially with researching scientists who have been slow to understand the real nature of long-term pain. One Australian researcher has "cracked the code" and that's what I'll be sharing here.
  • The Benefits of Glucosamine Supplementation  By : Tara Smith...
    Glucosamine is a substance that can be found naturally in the human body and is one of the amino sugars that our bodies produce. It is believed that this particular substance plays a major role in helping repair the body as well as form new cartilage. Glucosamine can be purchased in supplemental form and can be included as part of ones dietary requirements. Certainly for many people who suffer from osteoarthritis this supplement is being used quite regularly for treatment. Although our own bodies do produce glucosamine there are not sufficient enough amounts to have a beneficial effect on our bodies. Yet more and more people are now discovering how beneficial this is in helping to prevent with the pain and injuries that many joint problems can cause. Below we take a look at some other facts about this particular supplement that you should know about if considering using it.
  • The Use of Acupuncture to Treat Neck Pain  By : Paul Warren
    Acupuncture aims to affect the central nervous system, including the spinal cord, mid-brain and hypothalamus-pituitary intricate. Although many people notice a reduction in symptoms of the neck pain after following the first treatment, acupuncture may take 3 - 5 sessions before results are evident
  • Research of Antioxidants for Better Health  By : Tara Smith...
    Vitamin supplements offer antioxidants such as vitamin E, vitamin C, and vitamin A. These antioxidants combat reactive oxygen intermediates (free radicals). In order for us to understand why it is important to take a vitamin supplement rich in antioxidants, we need to understand free radicals.
  • Do You Understand How Your Immune System Works?  By : Brue Baker
    Did you know that your immune system is the answer to all health problems?
    Whether you are trying to control pneumonia, leukemia, herpes, shingles, diabetes, flu, indigestion, cancer, or fungus under your nails, all disease and illness in their various manifestations are a result of the failure of the immune system.
  • The Art of Reflexology  By : Scott Meyers
    Far Eastern cultures have been using alternative treatments for thousands of years. In most places of the world, natural medicine is the first line of defense against sickness and disease, not a last resort like many people see it today.
  • Watch Out for These Important Drug-Herb Interactions  By : Bruce Forciea
    If you take herbal supplements you will need to know about these important drug-herb interactions.
  • Research on the Benefits of Reflexology  By : Scott Meyers
    Reflexology is the practice of strategically applying pressure to areas of the feet and hands. Many studies have been done in relation to the effectiveness of reflexology.
  • A Beginner's Guide to Aromatherapy  By : Susie Cortright
    Scientists pursue aromatherapy for its role in everything from medicine to marketing, migraines to memory loss, and relaxation to revitalization. Here is what it can do for you.
  • Decaffeinate Your Diabetes  By : Phillip Blunzon
    Milk or cream? Sugar or sweetener? If you're a coffee or tea lover, you've always been faced with choices. Researchers now believe that caffeine may play a role in the development of diabetes, presenting your most important decision yet: to choose a traditional or decaf blend.
  • Which Anti Aging Herbs Should You Use And Why  By : David Cowley
    Use herbs to help slow down the aging process
  • Chase the Blues Away with St Johns Wort  By : Scott Meyers
    St. John's Wort has slowly become one of the most popular herbs for treating mild symptoms of anxiety and depression.
  • Try Acupuncture for Your Depression  By : Scott Meyers
    In the continuing search for alternates to antidepressants those who suffer from depression are looking to acupuncture as one option.
  • 50% Of People With Pre Diabetes Don't Realize They Are  By :
    One of the major roles in the prevention of diabetes is knowledge. The fact that 50% of people with prediabetes are unaware that the condition exists makes it extremely hard to prevent this silent killer from altering our lives and letting us live diabetes free
  • The Dandelion is it a Pesky Weed or an Herbal Wonder?  By : Scott Meyers
    Dandelion is considered to be one of the newest additions to the list of reputable herbal remedies. Dandelion is used differently in different parts of the world. In the West it is customary to separate the leaves and the root of the plant. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, it is customary to keep the plant intact when preparing herbal remedies.
  • Herbal Home Remedies Right From Your Kitchen  By : Evelyn Lim
    Find out what herbs from your kitchen can be used to help treat various health conditions.
  • Important Information about Vitamin and Mineral Supplements  By : Chris DiCicco
    Vitamins are a very important part of a healthy balanced diet. They are necessary for speeding up chemical reactions in our body and are also needed to slow certain diseases.| Fresh fruits and vegetables are the main sources of almost all kinds of vitamins. Eggs and milk also provide a lot of vitamins. However, when we do not eat enough of these foods, it causes vitamin deficiency in our body. This vitamin deficiency can be cured by taking a handful of Multivitamins. Vitamin supplements are important because other nutrients, such as minerals, work with the vitamins in the form of enzymes and coenzymes to help slow certain diseases.
  • Eat to Beat Diabetes  By :
    People with diabetes have to take extra care to ensure their diet is properly balanced with their insulin and oral medications.
    The right meal plan will help any diabetic improve blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.
  • Allergies Type 4 Description  By : David Cowley
    Here is a discription of Allergies Type 4 and common products that can be used to treat Allergies
  • Use Your 6th Sense to Heal Yourself  By : Nancy D. O'Reilly
    Stress can literally make you sick, so it's worth learning how to innoculate yourself against its ill effects. Biofeedback is a well-documented alternative (complementary) treatment that helps a person reduce the negative effects of stress on the body.
  • Natural Remedy For Irritable Bowel Syndrome  By : Sandra Clair
    Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that affects about 50 million Americans. Read on to find out how it can affect your and some natrual remedies that can help.
  • Diabetes Management: The Drug Company Conspiracy  By :
    Is there ways to prevent and reverse diabetes? Is it possible that there are companies that make huge profits from selling treatment rather than cures?
  • Using Natural Antibiotics  By : Steven Godlewski
    Scientists have discovered that while most antibiotics only disinfect about a half dozen germs, silver disinfects hundreds. Furthermore, germs are unable to build a resistance to pure silver, making it a much needed and essential natural antibiotic. Silver also is useful in fighting over 650 bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.
  • When A Pill Does Not Work, Try Acupuncture  By : John Edmond
    For thousands of years, practitioners in Asia have believed in forces governing the flow of nature and the body. Beginning in Taoism, studiers began to see lines of force that arced and flowed. Understanding these flows and how they can be directed led to the practice of acupuncture
  • So Which Main Vitamins And Minerals Does My Body Really Need ?  By :
    This was a question I had been asking myself for a while. The fact is a huge number of vitamin,mineral and antioxidant products just can't give your body what it needs everyday to maintain optimal cellular protection from the free radicals and oxidative stress that are the root cause of almost all of the chronic degenerative diseases that face the western world today.Now I could go into the real nuts and bolts of how and why we are living too short and dying too long in todays toxic environment but that will have to be another column.
  • Keeping Healthy Without Medicines  By : Kevin Pederson
    Keeping Healthy Without Medicines is possible by maintaining a healthy combination of exercise, meditation, good food, relaxation and taking a break from time to time. Read this article on Home Remedies to ensure good health without the hassles of medication.
  • Dietary Herbal Supplements Guide  By : Peter Rapport
    Herbal Supplements, what are they and what do they do?
    Are you thinking about adding herbal dietery supplements to your diet to improve the quality of your nutrition? If so, it is good that you are taking the time to read about them. It is important so you can make informed decisions about whether herbal supplements are a sound health choice for you.
  • Heart Health and Omega 3 Fatty Acids  By : Michael Byrd
    What do omega 3 fatty acids and a healthy heart have in common? You'll need to travel with me to the Far North and the Mediterranean to find out.
  • 3 Old Home Remedies That Can Kill You  By : James Allen
    In the not-too-distant past, many folks relied on old home remedies and traditional folk medicine when they needed a cure. Although some are still used today, many of these treatments were actually deadly. Here are three home remedies best avoided...
  • The Facts About Activated Charcoal  By : T J Madigan
    Numerous studies have noted that activated charcoal is carbon. It is a charcoal that has been treated with oxygen with the purpose to open up millions of tiny pores in the middle of the carbon atoms.
  • Home Remedies For Head Lice  By : Kevin Pederson
    One of the most common parasites to be found on our body is the head lice (Pediculus capitis). We are its humble hosts on whom these parasitical insects thrive. These are found mainly on the scalp which also happens to find its way on your neck and face.
  • Rainbow Dream For Better Health  By : Stephen Becker
    An expanded view of what constitutes wise medicine.
  • Herbal Tea Remedies - Everything You Need To Know!  By : Munya Chinongoza
    Herbal teas have been around almost as long as humans have had access to hot water and herbs, which has been a rather long time.
  • Coffee and High Blood Pressure, Friend or foe?  By : Stephen Morgan
    Caffeine, Good or Bad for the Blood Pressure? This is another one of those is it or is it not issues that probably by and large depends on a whole variety of associated issues but as it is one of the most regular of all of our queries I thought I would go ahead and try and provide some form of opinion.
  • Backache Treated Via Aromatherapy?  By : Mike Herman
    An all too common ailment is that of back pain. Back pain for you, if at all, may be minor, however for many people, and increasing as people age, back pain can be debilitating and interfere with a person's life.
  • Why Is Holistic Healing Needed In Today's World  By : Gregg Hall
    Holistic Healing is needed because its main drive is to create a system of true "wellness." Where a natural and harmonious balance is achieved and you have a disciplined regimen to maintain this harmony; it makes you look at the whole person.
  • Natural Remedy For Arthritis  By : Nishanth Reddy
    The article lists some simple, informative tips that will help you have a better experience with arthritis. If you've been thinking you need to know more about it, here's your opportunity.
  • Green Tea and Antioxidants  By : Philip collins
    Green Tea and it relation to antioxidants
  • Nutrition – What are the Nutritional Needs?  By : Nishanth Reddy
    What is our responsibility in the nutrition game? Just because we see the latest advertisement about a particular vitamin and decide the symptoms of deficiency apply to us, does not mean we need to rush out and purchase the product. Do we understand what our nutritional requirements are, how to fulfill those requirements, and how to look for real nutritional value in our foods?
  • Creating Healthy Sleep Habits for your Children  By : Nishanth Reddy
    This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding healthy sleep habits. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about healthy sleep habits to children. Healthy sleep habits for children are as significant as they are a necessary for health, proper growth and well-being.
  • Practical Tips to manage Food Allergy  By : Nishanth Reddy
    Food allergy is triggered when a reaction occurs after contact with a particular food to which you are sensitized. Allergy caused from allergic response can range from mild or moderate to severe. Here are some practical tips to manage food allergies.
  • Chelating Elation - Five Reasons Why It Is Good For The Heart  By : John Morris
    Doctors who use chelating therapy know that it is designed to remove metal impurities from blocked arteries. Why would anyone do such a thing? Well, this type of therapy is said to improve metabolic function and blood flow to the heart and other areas of the body...
  • Top 5 Diabetes Diet Tips for Creating Healthy Meal Plan  By : Nishanth Reddy
    If you've never attempted to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet before your diabetes diagnosis, it can be difficult to know where to get started. Try these diabetes tips, as the right food choices will help you control your blood sugar level.
  • Tips To Get The Best Out Of Your Vitamins  By : Rebecca Prescott
    Why should you avoid high doses of vitamins? Which vitamins need to be taken together to be well absorbed? Find the answer to these questions and more here.
  • Herbs Versus Statin Drugs  By : Charles Harmon
    The popularity of Statin drugs is associated with the significant cholesterol-lowering effect. These drugs have shown to lower cholesterol by as much as 50% in some people. Statin drugs have also showed some benefit in individuals with high blood pressure. Oftentimes persons with heart disease will be prescribed a Statin drug to help prevent clogging of the arteries.
  • Top 5 Natural Ways To Reduce Your Blood Pressure  By : Rebecca Prescott
    How much chocolate do you need to eat each day to reduce blood pressure? Discover which yoga exercises are great for hypertension, as well as 3 other natural ways to lower blood pressure.
  • Vitamin Guide - Common Uses For Supplements  By : Rebecca Prescott
    Here's a handy reference for the most common uses of each vitamin. Find out what conditions benefit from which vitamins and minerals.
  • What Comes First "Healthy Profits" or "Healthy People"?  By : George Trams
    Today, many people believe, there exists a shameful practice throughout modern medicine of prioritizing "healthy profits" over "healthy people".
  • A Short History Of Herbal Medicine  By : Susan Atkinson
    Herbal Medicine has an incredibly long pedigree, which stretches far into the misty days of prehistory. Archaeological finds have shown that individuals within communities were preparing herbal remedies as long ago as the Neolithic era, some 60,000 years ago.
  • Doctors Hide Vaccination Side Effects  By : Julian Hall
    It will come as no surprise that the majority of doctors are in favour of vaccinations and immunisation, but some are so convinced by their efficacy that they will literally lie to protect their image.
  • 4 Things You Didn't Know About Vitamins  By : Rebecca Prescott
    Vitamins are such a part of everyday life now, its hard to imagine life before them. Find out what vitamins are great for energy, and heart health, and why gut health is so important.
  • Grapefruits vs Doctors Drugs  By : Julian Hall
    A compound in grapefruit which causes dangerous interactions with anti hypertensive and lipid lowering drugs has been identified. A US study found that Furanocoumarins in the juice inhibit an enzyme that prevents too much of the anti hypertensive drugs felodipine being absorbed (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006).
  • Get Massive Health Benefits by Drinking Green Tea  By : Jean Morgan
    Green Tea has massive health benefits when consumed regularly. This article outlines why you should drink Green Tea regularly to improve your health
  • How Dangerous is the Practice of Acupuncture?  By : Alex Rider
    Although acupuncture is widely used not many people know of, or can find, information regarding potential associated problems. This article highlights the possible complications that can arise.
  • Herbs Healing Properties And Their Interaction With Surgery And Drugs  By : Mary Hanna
    Herbs healing properties have been rediscovered over the last few years. There is much validity to herbs healing properties but there are also some potential hazards. Learn how herbs healing properties can interfere with surgery and some drugs.
  • Physical Therapists Solution to a Rotator Cuff Tear that may help you Avoid Surgery  By : Mary Hanna
    How Mary Hanna reduced her Rotator Cuff Pain using a Training Guide by Physical Therapist Brian Schiff. This guide could also very helpful in strengthening the shoulder and alleviating pain from a variety of shoulder conditions.
  • Tea's Important Role in Reducing Disease  By : Mary Hanna
    The role of high quality tea's importance in reducing disease is the topic for this article written by Mary Hanna. It points out how beneficial using tea in your diet can be in reducing your risk for serious health disorders.
  • Getting to Grips with Acupuncture  By : Alex Rider
    General overview of the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture. Details exist on its origin, the old an new theories on why it works, techniques involved and their reasoning, and advice on starting acupuncture treatment for the uninitiated.
  • Folk Medicine - The Natural Solution  By : Guest
    Long before orthodox medicine took center stage in the health care practices around the world people who were sick used to visit different kind of doctors. These doctors were not the steth-wielding, tech-savvy, white-coated medical geniuses of today. Mostly, they were bearded, wizened and gnarled humans looking less like physicians and more like witches or wizards. But they were revered, loved and even feared because of one particular skill they possessed – the healing touch.
  • 7 Flaxseed Tips!  By : Guest
    Ground Flaxseed is a natural source of fiber (including mucilage), absorbing excess liquid, protecting the digestive tract and promoting bowel regularity. While the oil pressed from flaxseed is rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids, the seeds themselves are also a concentrated source of lignans.
  • How to Make Tinctures From Herbs  By : Mary Hanna
    Mary Hanna has written an article on how to make tinctures from herbs. It covers the equipment needed and the step by step process in order to make successful tinctures.
  • How to Treat Arthritis Naturally  By : Evelyn Lim
    Unfortunately, there is no known cause or cure for arthritis. Thus, you can only treat arthritis and treatment is essentially focused on pain management. This article discusses ways to treat arthritis without the use of drugs as the latter can result in side effects.
  • Benefits of Blueberries in Preventing Cancer  By : d. cullen
    Blueberries are the super-food of the century! Studies show that blueberries of all foods are the highest in antioxidants (antioxidants fight diseases including prostate cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer). A half-cup of blueberries has as much as five times the antioxidant power of other fruits and vegetables.
  • Nature's Inexpensive Motion Sickness Remedy  By : Brad Bahr
    Find out what's more effective and cheaper than motion pills.
  • Holistic Approach in Medicine  By : Evelyn Lim
    With rising incidences of non-curable diseases and illnesses as diagnosed by conventional medicines, more and more people are keen to seek a holistic approach in medicine to healing. But what exactly is meant by a holistic medicine? What does it aim to do and what is involved? Read this article to find out.
  • Home Remedies For Muscle Spasms And Cramps  By : Kevin Pederson
    Muscle spasms can be treated by using simple and easy home remedies, which provide quick relief.
  • The Hidden Benefits of Green Tea  By : Ben Tiew
    Green tea leaves can be used as a medicine for body aches and pains, poor digestion, , headaches and also to improve general well being.
  • Home Remedies For Insect Bites  By : Kevin Pederson
    Some Home Remedies for the usual and unusual bites we face in our daily lives.
  • The Dangers of Deep Vein Thrombosis  By : Anne Wolski
    DVTs are known to occur in about 1 out of 1000 people in the general population from all causes. DVTs are more common in obese people and those aged over 40.
  • The Healing Qualities of Clinical Hypnosis  By : Anne Wolski
    Hypnosis is a naturally occurring altered state of consciousness in which the subconscious part of your mind is accessed enabling the hypnotist to affect a particular problem by suggestion. This article gives some insight into the use of hypnosis in changing peoples thought processes in relation to the negative aspects of their life.
  • Cancer In Your Bathroom?  By : Tracey Anne
    Cancer in Your Personal Care Products? What you read below may help you to decide.
  • Headache Pain Remedies: What Your Options are  By : Sandra Kim Leong
    There are many headache pain remedies, treatments and techniques available. This article gives a breakdown of headache pain remedies and the various options that you can take. Knowing what your options are can help you make a wiser and healthier choice in your quest to stop headaches.
  • The Ins And Outs of Acupuncture Acupressure  By : Dustin Cannon
    Have you heard of acupuncture? Chances are you have, but may not know what it is. Acupuncture is the art of using small needles to manipulate pressure points in the human body. While some people are terrified of this, there is a new form of alternative healing on the market called acupuncture acupressure.
  • Arthritis and Excercise  By : Kip Goldhammer
    Exercise is an integral part of human life to maintain the vitality and vigor and subsequently the quality of life. Although all of us are privy to this fact, most of us tend to procrastinate or avoid it altogether. Arthritis is a very common ailment that underlines the need to exercise in order to prevent it and keep fit.
  • Be Happy and Healthy--Eat Smart  By : Rachel Paxton
    Tips for a healthier lifestyle through smart eating.

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