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- Chest Pain; Why It Should Not Be Ignored - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Amy Korn-ReavisUrban Meyer has taken a leave from coaching the Florida Gators due to chest pains he had experienced earlier this month. He was wise and went to the hospital, where test were performed and it was determined that no permanent muscle damage was done. This is an example of why it is important ...
Views: 1102(1 vote) - Children's Health - Autism - Definition and Causes - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Kyle NortonI. Definition Autism is one of the most common forms of brain development disorder and one in 166 child is diagnosed with some forms of autism. Children who are diagnosed with autism tend to have weak immune system and auto immune problems. Autism is defined as medical condition in which a ...
Views: 3792(3 votes) - Colon Therapy: The Essentials on This Cleansing Therapy that Even Doctors are Recommending - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have been a long been proponent of colon therapy (also called colonics and colon hydrotherapy). After all, it’s often said that health begins in your colon, and along with your healthy Body Ecology diet, colon cleansing is one of the best ways to keep your intestines (and the rest of your ...
Views: 643(1 vote) - Conquering The Menopause Menace - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from prashant kumarIt’s when you realize that you have gained a few pounds. Your body looks different. You are noticing a new, very annoying roundness to your tummy. Your waistline seems to have disappeared. The scale is becoming your enemy… yet you’re not doing anything different than you used to. And you begin ...
Views: 864(2 votes) - Considering Denture as Your Option in Teeth Replacement - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Darian Kaar KaarConsidering Denture as Your Option in Teeth Replacement If you are afraid of having some foreign objects embedded in your jawbone and you know for a fact you will never be able to withstand the pain it can cause you during operation, then consider using dentures as an alternative for your ...
Views: 1111(2 votes) - Cracked Tooth Treatment | What to Ask Your Dentist - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Shawn Van de VyverYou know exactly what it means, when you hear that typical "crack" as you bite down on your morning sesame seed bagel. Then, you spit out that little white piece of tooth that just snapped off as you were enjoying your breakfast. Now you have to address your broken tooth. A tooth can fracture ...
Views: 1206(1 vote) - Dangers Of dehydration - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandDuring this time of rising outside temperatures, it is important when working outside to be sure to stay hydrated. The human body is about 60%-70% water. Our brains are 70% water, while our blood is 80% and our lungs 90% water. Yet, 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. This can lead ...
Views: 2124(2 votes) - Defective news: The choicest Time of the Day to alcohol espresso Isn’t as soon as You awaken - by Submitted on May 26, 2019 from mixail xarapasif you rely on coffee to aid get you in the course of the day, that you could leisure assured that you just’re not the world's only caffeine fiend. far from it. in response to a 2018 survey, sixty four p.c of americans talked about that they had consumed coffee the old day—the maximum percentage ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Detoxification- Introduction, Causes, Prevention and Treatment - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Kyle NortonI. Introduction American diet contain high in saturated fat, trans fat, and other harmful substances such as sugar, caffeine, pesticides, addictive substances, etc. and less in fruits and vegetables. These types of harmful substances is toxin. Our body detoxified functions try to get rid of ...
Views: 2126(4 votes) - Diabetes and Oral Health - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from dentists finderPeople who have diabetes are at higher risk of developing gum disease More than 23 million people in the United States—around seven in every hundred persons—have diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association. And about a quarter of them are undiagnosed. Every year, around 1.6 ...
Views: 485(1 vote) - Diabetes Patients Eat Sugar - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Jack BondDiabetes is noted to be one of the most common abnormal health complications through which many people are suffering with. Every 3 out of 10 people are noted to be suffering with the diabetes. It is basically the disease that is caused due the insufficient amount of the insulin production in the ...
Views: 1047(1 vote) - Diabetes Symptoms: Ignore Them If You Don't Mind Aggravating Your Condition - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Jose TalaveraThe diabetes symptoms sometimes do not seem so harmful, like signs of just getting older. And because of that, almost one third of all people suffering from diabetes do not even know they have it. Here we will go into the different sorts of diabetes and some of the most common symptoms of each ...
Views: 914(1 vote) - Diabetes Type 2 – Natural Approaches To Diabetes Treatment - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Dana MortensonDiabetes type 2 is perhaps one of the most researched topics anywhere in the world. Thus with all the wealth of information you must have stumbled upon, you may think you already know everything there is to know about diabetes type 2. For instance, you must know by now that diabetes type 2 ...
Views: 1312(1 vote) - Did You Know That Colon Cleansing Also Has Side Effects? - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2009 from Emile JarreauYes, the colon cleansing process may have ample side effects if not followed with apt knowledge and a systematic manner. So before getting into any colon cleansing process, you must know and understand the process and its effects. For many, a colon program works well during a weekday evening and ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - Do Retinols and Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) Work for Acne? - by Retinols, Alpha Hydroxy Acids and Acne
Retinols are derived from a well-known micronutrient: vitamin A. Vitamin A is usually hailed as the “eye vitamin”. In reality, it benefits the skin, hair and nails as well. Vitamin A is stored in the body in small amounts and used to catalyze other ...
Views: 1200(2 votes) - Do You Know Which Hemorrhoid Surgery To Choose? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Rudi SturleseThere are many different types of surgeries that can be performed for hemorrhoids. The one to choose for your particular hemorrhoids will very much depend on the following circumstances: The type of hemorrhoids you are suffering with The length of time you have been suffering The number ...
Views: 1560(1 vote) - Does Repressed Anger Plague You In Your Adult Life? - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Jill PrinceDo you suffer from serious repressed anger and other repressed emotions? Most people don't remember the first three years of life and so are not aware if those years were spent building up a store of repressed anger and other repressed emotions. Dr. Gabor Mate is a medical doctor who works ...
Views: 4459(2 votes) - Don't Kiss Your Baby on the Mouth - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from James EvansIt happens every day. A young mother tenderly kisses her baby on the mouth or gently wipes her baby’s face with a cloth moistened with her own saliva. She caringly tests the temperature of the baby food by tasting it first before serving it to her baby on the same spoon or lets her baby ...
Views: 10777(1 vote) - Don't Take Risk with Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Tim OngI once had a patient in his mid-50's who came to see me for a chest pain that was aggravated when he played golf. The pain lasted for just a few minutes and was relieved when he took a rest. In the clinic, we did an electrocardiogram (E.C.G.) for him and discovered that he had some evidence of ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Doritos Commercial During Super Bowl Clearly Shows That Its Genetically Modified Bt Corn Chips Coupled with Chemical Ingredients Are Addicting and Dangerous. - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Emanuel Barling, Jr.Did you see the 20-second Doritos commercial in the first quarter of the Super Bowl? If so, you were among the 111 million viewers who did. It depicted a guy eating Doritos at this desk while another crazed-looking worker looked over his shoulder. The crazed-guy says, “Are you going to finish ...
Views: 4105(4 votes) - Drink More Water - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEliminate the Unhealthy Your body needs adequate water to form blood, lymph fluid, and bodily secretions, to name a few. Water also helps prevent inflammation—research now shows that inflammation is a precursor to many chronic illnesses. Water helps substances flow in and out of cells by ...
Views: 702(2 votes) - Drink Yourself Beautiful! - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRadiance can emerge from each and every one of us. In order to allow it to do so, we must first provide a sanctuary from modern day assaults. Providing a much-needed sanctuary is actually inexpensive and result-oriented, a fact that is sometimes shocking to even the most impatient and monetarily ...
Views: 529(4 votes) - Eat Your Veggies! 5 reasons veggies should fill half your plate - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Cheri KingEat Your Veggies! 5 reason veggies should fill half your plate. I’ve never read a diet or nutrition book that advises limiting vegetables. Be it Atkins to Vegan diets, they all advocate the veggie and the more the better. Yet, the bulk of many people’s diets are often meats and starches. ...
Views: 1211(1 vote) - Effective Remedies For Mold Solutions. - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2009 from Charles BodayMold can be spotted in the cleanest home also. Mold is a kind of fungus whose spores are present in the air all the time, in fact millions of them. When conditions are quite right for these spores, they attach an accommodating surface and rapidly build their colony. These colonies are known as ...
Views: 1213(3 votes) - Employee Insurance Packages Making Good Choices for the Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Alston BalkcomWhether you're a business owner, a lawyer with your own practice, an independent plumber or are otherwise self-employed, one of numerous vital challenges you must confront is determining the kind of healthcare protection coverage and other insurance cover you should have for yourself and your ...
Views: 806(2 votes) - Endometriomas - Chocolate Cysts - In Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Kyle NortonI. Definition Traditional Chinese medicine defines ovarian cyst is a medical condition caused by excess- dampness (caused by blood and fluid stasis) accumulated in the abdomen and gradually coalesces into phlegm, that can manifest as lumps and masses of various kinds, including chocolate ...
Views: 5959(2 votes) - Endometriosis Part VII - Prostaglandins Inhibitors- Definition, Effects,The Good, The Bad and Side Effects - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Kyle NortonDuring the last stage of the menstrual cycle normally a layer of endometriosis lining in the inside of the uterus is expelled, known as menstruation blood but instead some of the endometriosis tissues growing somewhere in the body causing endometriosis. Endometriosis also reacts to hormonal ...
Views: 2179(1 vote) - Endometriosis Part VIII - The Pill - Definition, Effects, Symptoms and Risks - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Kyle NortonDuring the last stage of the menstrual cycle normally a layer of endometriosis lining in the inside of the uterus is expelled, known as menstruation blood but instead some of the endometriosis tissues growing somewhere in the body causing endometriosis. Endometriosis also reacts to hormonal ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Endometriosis Part XIX - How Hydrotherapy Helps To Treat Endometriosis - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Kyle NortonEndometriosis which grows somewhere else other than the endometrium, also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle, building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. As we know hydrotherapy plays a very important role in treating certain kinds of ...
Views: 4271(2 votes) - Endometriosis Part XV - List of Food Help To Treat Endometriosis - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Kyle NortonEndometriosis which grows somewhere else other than the endometrium, also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle by building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. As we know food play a very important role in prevent and treat some kinds of ...
Views: 2980(1 vote) - Endometriosis Part XVI - Types of Essential Oil Help To Treat Endometriosis - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Kyle NortonEndometriosis which grows somewhere else other than the endometrium also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle by building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. As we know essential oils play a very important role in treating some kinds of ...
Views: 7897(1 vote) - Endometriosis Part XVII - Can Flower Plants Help To Treat Endometriosis (Part A)? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Kyle NortonEndometriosis which grows somewhere else other than the endometrium, also reacts to hormonal signals of the monthly menstrual cycle by building up tissue, breaking it, and eliminating it through the menstrual period. We have spent much of our time to discuss how conventional and traditional ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - Essential Elements - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowThere are certain steps that you can put into action that will continue to promote your forward motion and successful endeavors on your lifelong strive to better health and fitness. They are not out of your range and you have to believe in yourself and persevere toward their endowment and ...
Views: 887(1 vote) - Essential Tips for Head Lice Prevention - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Terry C. YoungHead lice is a growing problem in many elementary schools these days. Head lice prevention is important. Just because your family is clean and tidy doesn't mean your kids are never going to get them. Head lice is contracted by contact with an infested person, who usually is unaware that he/she ...
Views: 626(1 vote) - Excerpt: Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's 2005 Breakthrough Health - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2005 from Yolanda CardenArthritis Combination Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis The term arthritis is not a specific diagnosis. It simply means that one or more of your joints are inflamed, for which there are more than 100 different possible causes. For example, you may have been injured (traumatic arthritis), or ...
Views: 1497(1 vote) - Excerpt: Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2005 from Yolanda CardenAre All Diets Unhealthy? Want the short answer? Yes. Now, you may be thinking, "If I don't stay on some kind of diet, I'll just blow up like a balloon. I need to be on a program just to keep control of myself." But consider that any kind of dieting involves a diet mentality, which ensures ...
Views: 2601(1 vote) - Excerpts from Healing From Surgery: A Mind-Body Approach - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2004 from Mary KraemerBy the words we say, and the thoughts we think; we become a participant either consciously or unconsciously, and influence our outcome. I have written the guide to ‘Healing from Surgery: A Mind-Body Approach’ because I want to empower you to become an active participant in your health journey. ...
Views: 3362(1 vote) - Exposing the Miracle Cure - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2005 from Hiram PerezIt was Saturday morning and while I was making breakfast, letting the cats outside, and watering my half-dead plants, I had the TV on. Saturday morning TV is usually composed of nothing but infomercials and today was no different. One of the channels had this guy hawking a book on natural ...
Views: 765(1 vote) - Falling Asleep, Staying Asleep - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSleep is one of the most important activities we can do each day. Yet, for many of us, there are times when sleep is elusive, just out of reach, either because we have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, tossing and turning or restless. Fortunately, there are simple techniques that we ...
Views: 536(1 vote) - FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Skin Products Made by Clarcon Due to Bacterial Contamination Risk - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThanks to the Twitter from Kayla Fioravanti about this latest release from the FDA. Be sure to click over to the link to see the product labels of the products. from the FDA release FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Skin Products Made by Clarcon Due to Bacterial Contamination Risk Products ...
Views: 636(1 vote) - Fear of Reoccurrence - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's been quite awhile since I wrote a blog post on this site. I've been busy with my life and running Pink-Link. My two kids are pretty much grown (19 and 16) and I'm starting to feel the "empty nesting" stage creeping up slowly. I'm looking forward to that stage in my life, 3 years from now, ...
Views: 740(2 votes) - Fibroymyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFibromyalgia means that a previously healthy person develops unexplained exhaustion, fatigue and muscle aches and pains that last for more than six months, all blood tests are normal and doctors can't find a cause (1). One report shows that a large number of people who were diagnosed as having ...
Views: 1066(1 vote) - Five Strategies for Food Allergy Management - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Lillian LiThe most common allergy causing foods are eggs, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. Ninety percent of allergies are triggered one of these foods. People who are allergic to one food may also be allergic to related foods. This is called cross-reactivity. For example, people ...
Views: 1572(1 vote) - Foods to Avoid with Acid Reflux - Know Them and Prevent Acid Reflux - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Alvin HopkinsonBasically, the condition is exacerbated by certain foods that you choose to eat. Acid reflux or GERD is a major digestive problem that involves the malfunctioning of the stomach and inevitable damage to the esophagus. The best way to solve the problem is to be aware of what foods to avoid ...
Views: 618(1 vote) - Free Ancient Alchemical Formula For Healing - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2003 from Gary SmithThe increasing likelihood of biological and chemical warfare being used against civilians worldwide indicates the time is now for us to offer our group's ancient alchemical formula for "Healing Waters" to all those who are already helping and healing others. This 2,000 year old formula is a 8 ...
Views: 2901(1 vote) - Free Natural Health Newsletter - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2005 from Dave KazdaHealth requires certain criteria: Capacity to learn, willingness to take responsible actions, avoiding toxins, seeking those who can help and who are willing to help you. I have reversed terminal cancers, ADD/ADHD, migraines, arthritis, cysts, herpes, nose polyps, irreversible nerve damage, ...
Views: 1054(1 vote) - Friends for life, friends for health... - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Karen SchachterBy any traditional nutritionist's account, the weekend I just spent in Denver with my college girlfriends would rate as "bad for my health," with the possible unwanted side effects of weight gain, inflammation, blood sugar instability, and sleep deprivation, to name just a few. But despite not ...
Views: 1071(2 votes) - From Surviving to Thriving: How to live a Happy Life Despite Debilitating Health Conditions - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Don’t let your problems get you down, or you’ll miss out on life.” Mattie Stepanek There are millions of people who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses or other disabling conditions. If you are one of these millions, you have likely experienced a variety of overwhelming emotions ...
Views: 1354(2 votes) - Genital Herpes Diagnosis: It's Not All Bad - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Millie MasonHundreds, if not thousands, of people are diagnosed with genital herpes every day. For this percentage of the population this means incurable herpes and life is forever changed. I wanted to write this article just to assuage any fears you might have about your new diagnosis and sexual ...
Views: 6065(1 vote) - Glaucoma, Cataracts, Astigmatism And All Eye Problems; A Healthy Way To Clear Your View - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Jerriann TaberDo you experience glaucoma, cataracts or any other eye problem? If so, you will want to learn about the benefits of the Eye-Robics Program. It works with the causes of vision problems not the symptoms. Dr. Wm. H. Bates, M.D., ophthalmologist discovered over 90 years ago the cause of eye ...
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