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Chinese Medicine for Alopecia Areata
Alopecia areata is considered to be an auto-immune condition in which the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells, attack the hair follicles, leading to hair loss, which can be on the scalp or elsewhere.In most cases of alopecia, the hair falls out in small round patches about the size of a quarter. Alopecia areata affects approximately four million Americans of both sexes, and all ages and backgrounds.Read more…Modern Medicine Fails
In our western communities, statistics have been offered which account for one person in four dying of cancer and one in four of heart disease. If these figures are accurate, the other half of our population is left to account for all the kidney failures, contagious diseases, arthritis, respiratory problems and other innumerable diseases suffered by so many. To this, we must add the deaths from accidents and now the horrifying forecasts that another one in four of the total population is anticipated to suffer from mental diseases of various kinds.Read more…Herbal Remedies - Ancient and Modern Medicine
There is now a variety of essential oils, roots, and herbal remedies available to support a healthy living. These natural products are used for treating ailments, to flavor your food, for skin care, creating perfumes and manufacture environmentally safe cleaning products. Generally speaking, herbal remedies are a form of alternative medicine and healthy ingredients to many products.Read more…Medicine Is The Third Leading Cause Of Death In United States
The American Medical Association’s own esteemed research journal, the Journal of the AMA or JAMA has revealed a frightening statistic: In the United States alone, the third leading cause of death by any means is medically caused death.What this means is that heart disease is our number one killer, cancer is our number two killer, and the conscientious following of medical protocols is the number three killer of people in our culture; a frightening fact for those of us who blindly accept a doctor’s advice as bible truth.Here is how these deaths played out statistically, according to Dr.Read more…Health and Medicine - How To Make Going To The Hospital Less Stressful and Possibly Entertaining
You have not been feeling well for quite some time so you finally decide you will go see the doctor. Perhaps you feel OK energy-wise but know that you have other health concerns. After several tests the doctor determines that you need to go in the hospital.Read more…Health and Medicine - How To Stay Safe When Going To The Hospital
Each year two million Americans acquire hospital infections and over 90,000 of those people will die. This is an alarming statistic to say the least. Hospitals are where one goes to get well not feel worse.Read more…Health and Medicine - The Importance of a Positive Attitude When a Medical Crisis Strikes
The doctor's words echo. You want to run away, you want to cry, you want to scream, you just want it all to go away. You want everything to be OK.Read more…Hurricane Planning and Your Medicine Availability
During the 2006 Atlantic tropical hurricane season there will no doubt be many mandatory evacuations required by law in the great state of Florida and along the Gulf Coast of the United States of America. For those that fail to evacuate or decide to have hurricane parties it behooves you to consider your medication requirements.If you are taking prescription drugs then you need at least a four-week supply if you decide to wait out the hurricane.Read more…If Medicine And Dental Medicine Are So Amazing, Why Have We So Much Illness? Are We Asleep?
Why do we spend so much and get so little? Medicine in general accounts for massive spending in the “developed world”. We applaud how advanced medicine has become.Read more…Alternative Cellular Energy Pigments: A Unifying Concept for Energy Medicine
SummaryComplex intracellular inclusions were identified in brain cells of patients with non-inflammatory stealth virus encephalopathy. The cells showed extensive disruption of mitochondria leading to the suggestion that the inclusions were providing an alternative (non-mitochondria) source of cellular energy. Pigmented intracellular inclusions and extra-cellular materials were similarly identified in stealth virus cultures.Read more…The "Life Force" Has Been Left Out By Modern Medicine
There was a time when being a doctor meant caring for your patient as the human being that they were. With the advent of increasing advances in medical technology doctors have allowed themselves to become seduced by several myths:1. That the human body can be thought of a simply a machine that needs fixing when it breaks down.2.Read more…The New Medicine of Dr.Ryke Geerd Hamer
Dr.Ryke Geerd Hamer, one time chief internist of the Cancer Clinic of Munich University Hospital met horrific tragedy when in 1978, his 19 year old son Dirk, was shot dead in front of his eyes! Shortly afterwards he developed testicular cancer and wondered why!Read more…Herbal Medicine for Cold and Flu Information
The common cold or flu is one of medicine’s greatest mysteries. While there are plenty of pharmaceutical products offered to help ease the symptoms of these illnesses, our local drug stores still offer us no opportunities to rid ourselves of the ailment itself. The pharmaceutical market offers such products as Vicks and Theraflu, but these products are only designed to make you feel better for the duration of your cold.Read more…Clinical Trials: Experimentation in Medicine?
I recently saw a patient who was interested in participating in a blood pressure clinical trial. Her main apprehension was that her daughter did not want her to be experimented on.I proceeded to explain to her the typical sequence of events that would have occurred if she consulted me for her blood pressure problem in my medical office:1. I check my watch before entering the exam room.Read more…The New Medicine: Medical Care's Increasing Reliance on Technology
Anyone who's watched ER or any of the other fast-paced medical dramas on TV has seen the actors expertly manipulate all kinds of medical equipment, from intubation tubes to IVs to complex diagnostic equipment. Medicine has seen an enormous transformation, largely due to technological advances.One piece of Read more…Choosing Natural Alternative Medicine Over Chemically Produced Medicine
Natural alternative medicines now are receiving a lot of build-up and hype and regular medicine are now receiving a lot of flak as well. This is brought upon by the many cases of side effects that might as well do more harm than good. People are rediscovering the goodness of what is natural and chemical-free.Read more…Naturopathic Medicine Practices
Naturopathic medicine is a form of medicine that attempts to improve the health of an individual by applying natural remedies. It should be noted that naturopathy is at the most of times used to complement, nor supplement conventional medicine.Naturopathy was first heard talked about around 1900 by Benedict Lust.Read more…Pain Medicine: Different Types of Pain Medicine
The formal term for painkillers is analgesics, a word derived from the Greek words an (without) and algia (pain). The three most commonly used types of pain medicine today are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the paracetamol based drugs and the opioid drugs.The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) group contains a wide range of different painkillers.Read more…Doctor, What Kind Of Anti-inflammatory Medicine Should I Take For My Arthritis?
The process of inflammation starts with arachidonic acid which is a key ingredient in cell walls. Arachidonic acid is produced when cells are subjected to stress from aging, trauma, or wear and tear. Arachidonic acid is then converted into prostaglandins which are the primary mediators of inflammation.Read more…ADHD: Three Tips for Avoiding Medicine Battles
I should start by saying my ADHD son is only ten, and the battle might start in earnest at any point, but so far we have not had major conflicts over taking his ADHD medicine. Twice he's spit it out, both times within about a month at about 8.5 years old.Read more…
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