CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Solution

If you have to stop writing a short letter, or put down the broom in the middle of sweeping up because of pain in the wrist and hand, and you awaken in the morning with a numbness that you cannot understand, it is just might be carpel tunnel syndrome.

Cumulative trauma caused by repeated movements of the hands and wrists is usually the cause. As computers become available to everywhere.

• 2 mg daily of vitamin B6 seems to be beneficial – but be ready to wait for 12 weeks or more before you see any improvement. Do not exceed this dosage, as B6 is toxic to high dosages.
• While you are waiting for the B6 to do its work, begin some gentle exercise for the hands and wrists. Rotate the hand around in gentle circle to stimulate circulation to the injured area. Raise your arm above your head and rotate both the arm and the wrist. This improves the circulation to the shoulder, neck the upper back.
• Take a break. If you are working long hours at any task, take a few minutes away from the work and turn your head and shrug your shoulders.
• Use ice for 20 minutes at a time to decrease the inflammation. 

BURSITIS Solution

Your shoulder or elbow hurts every time you move or lift something, sometimes as light as a pencil. You’ve heard of tennis elbow but you don’t play the game. Bursitis often affecters the hip of shoulder joints and although it is sometimes called tennis elbow or frozen shoulder it can be affect any joint.

Bursae are little fluid-filled sacs which ensure the smooth, frictionless working of the body’s many joints. Not until you have problem with one of them are you even aware the exist. Bursitis is an inflammation of these small fluid filled sacs which aid in the movement of muscles and protect and cushion the bones against friction. This kind of inflammation can be used by injury, ingredients in foods, allergy and calcium deposits.

The joints can be tender to touch and acute pain in the region will cause you to limit motion of the joint

• During the initial phase of the injury, movement should be avoided as this will only increase both the inflammation and the pain.
• Rest is best and sling is good for shoulder and elbows.
• Cold icepacks will reduce swelling and pain.
• Apply castor oil over the joint, cover with a dressing and then apply a heating pad.
• Continued immobility can cause adhesion which will result in a permanent condition. After a few days, stretching is recommended.
• Avoid overdoing any repetitive motion. Individuals who play sports, such as tennis, need to get some help in correcting their style of playing avoid further injury.

BURNS Solution

You touch the iron, you get steam in your face when you take the lid off a saucepan, and you splash some grease on yourself when cooking breakfast. It is easy to burn yourself occasionally.

• Stop the burning process- flush the burn with lots of colds water.
• Cold water and lots of it, not ice, should be applied, by pouring water over the burned area.
• Prompt cooling can halt the progression of any burn and can prevent damage to the deeper layer of the skin.
• First degree: skin is reddened.
• Second degree: skin is reddened with blistering.
• Third degree: Entire thickness of the skin and the underlying muscles has been destroyed.
• Third degree burns need immediate professional attention.
• Second and third degree burns can be treated, after cooling, by applying honey under a dry dressing. It is a cleansing and healing agent.
• Do not apply butter or ointment and do not break the blisters, as those bubbles of raised skin are nature’s own best damage.
• Aloe Vera is excellent after healing has begun. Vitamin E applied when healing has begun may prevent scarring.

BRUXISM Solution

Instead of sleeping peacefully, you are grinding and gritting your poor teeth together, sometimes all night long. You wake up a sore jaw and very sensitive teeth.

Bruxism is thought to be a reaction to stress or anger. It can result in loosening of the teeth and recession of the gums, headaches and sometimes TMJ (temporomandibular joint syndrome).

• An athlete’s mouth guard can be purchased in a sporting goods store and placed in the mouth for a few nights to break the habit.
• Eat something like an apple or carrot just before bedtime to tire the jaw muscles.
• Additional calcium such as 8 ounces of milk, taken before bedtime, has been shown to aid in the relaxation of the jaw muscles and can be effective in just a few days.
• If possible, reduce stress and make bedtime more relaxing.
• Avoid evening caffeine and refined carbohydrates.
• Avoid exciting television viewing or much activity prior to sleep.
• Relax with a warm bath just before bedtime.

BRUISING Solution

 

 How many times have you walked into the edge of that darn coffee table?

Unless you just stay in bed every day, you are bound to bruise yourself from to time.

When underlying tissue is damaged without breaking the skin, black and blue marks will result because blood collects underneath the skin.

• As soon as possible, apply an ice pack to constrict the ruptured ends of the tiny blood vessels in the area. Remove after 20 minutes, allow the area to rewarm and then reapply the ice pack.
• After 24 hours, use heat to dilate the blood vessels and improve circulation to the area.
• Add 500 mg vitamin C to your daily diet and you will be less prone to bruising when you do have an occasional bump. Oranges and grapefruits are good source.
• Avoid excessive aspirin.
• Grate a turnip; apply it to the bruise for 15 to 30 minutes after the ice. It is thought that this will speed up the removal of the blood from the area.
• You can also bind the inside of a banana peel to the area to reduce the pain and lessen the probability of discoloration and then proverbial steak.

BRONCHITIS Solution

The coughing is exhausting. You feel as if it comes all the way from your toes; it keeps you from sleeping and you are worn out. You have bronchitis.

Bronchitis is inflammation of the upper breathing tubes that lead to the lungs.

This inflammation creates irritation which causes constant coughing, a build- up of mucus, accompanied by fever, back and chest pain, a sore throat and difficulty in breathing.

Acute bronchitis is the result of an upper respiratory tract infection and often ends up in pneumonia.

Chronic bronchitis is frequently irritations of the airways but is not an infection. Often this chronic condition is caused by allergies.

• Stop smoking. This is most important thing you can do.
• If an allergy is the cause then the allergen should be pinpointed and avoided, if possible.
• Drink plenty of fluids to loosen mucus.
• Add moisture to the air to ease breathing. Eucalyptus oil added to a vaporizer can aid in the relief of symptoms.

BREASTFEEDING Solution

Breast- feeding does great things for both babies and mothers. Some hints can make it trouble-free.

• Choose a good nursing bra. Choose all cotton. Make sure you can open and close the bra with one hand.
• Position the baby correctly. Tickle the baby’s lower lip with your nipple so that the baby open wide. The nipple needs to be inserted deep into the baby’s throat so that the baby can suck properly.
• Nurse from both breasts during each feeding and nurse often. This creates b better bonding mother and baby.
• Don’t toughen the nipples. If baby is positioned correctly this won’t be necessary.
• Do not use soap on the nipples, as this dries them out. Glands around the areola produce oil with an antiseptic in it so soap is unnecessary. Then air- dries the nipple before covering them.
• Use your own milk to help heal sore nipples. Express a little of the milk and rub it around the nipple. This milk is high lubricants and contains an antibiotic.
• Control leakage by pressing against the nipple with the heel of your hand.

BOILS Solution

A volcano erupts on your skin! And you tend to get these ugly, red, painful boils frequently. Boils are tender, pus-filled, raised area of the skin.

Boils usually appear suddenly and within 24 hours become red and pus-filled.

Swelling of the lymph gland closets to the boil may occur. Boils most often appears on the scalp, buttocks, face, neck and underarms.

• The infected area should be washed several times daily and an antiseptic applied to the area.
• A warm moist compress applied several times daily id the very best thing you can do for a boil. This wills encourage the boil to come to a head, drain and heal.
• Honey mixed with vitamin E oil applied directly to the infected area wills speed an immune response.
• If the oil is rubbed by clothing, you can speed its removal by sterilizing a glass bottle, then invert the bottle and inserting a lighted match. The flame will use up all the oxygen in the bottle and inserting a lighted match. The flame will use up all the oxygen in the bottle – immediately place the bottle over the boil, holding it tightly to the surrounding skin. The vacuum created will pull the infectious material out of the boil and immediately relieve the pain.
• Once the boil has broken, disinfect the area with a mixture of water and hydrogen peroxide.
• If you are prone to boils, increased hygiene will aid in removing the surface bacteria on the skin.
• Ten capsule of odourless garlic taken over the day will act as a natural antibiotic

BODY ODOUR Solution

We all know we smell like a rose garden, so any recommendation in this item are for other people (those you just stood next to in the lift), of course.

Each individual has their own body odour and it related to both their pheromones and genetics. However, some body odours are excessively offensive.

Both medication and diet can contribute to unpleasant body odours, as well as some disease processes.

• Bathing regularly and changing clothing frequently should diminish body odour.
• Natural fabrics such as cotton absorb perspiration better than synthetic.
• A small amount of white vinegar over the sweat glands under the arms and on the feet will decrease body odour.
• A change of diet can be effective. It is know that meat eaters have a heavier body odour than vegetarian, so consider changing or limiting the amount of meat in your diet. Spices, fish curry and garlic are excreted through the sweat glands of your body and keep you odoriferous for many hours after you’ve already forgotten you ate them.
• Baking soda dusted under the arms can keep the armpits smelling sweet.
• Increase your intake of chlorophyll (containing in all green foods).
• A combination of zinc, magnesium, para-aminobenzoic acid and vitamin B can combat offensive body odour.
• If you have tried everything, bathe in tomato juice by adding it to your bath water. It is known to work on dogs who have been sprayed by a skunk!

BLISTERS Solution

A blister is message from your body ouch! Those new shoes are just too tight.

• Protect a tender blister by replacing a moleskin doughnut over the blister.
• Do not prick or drain a blister, it is protecting the tender spot underneath.
• Once the blister has drained, do not take the skin off the top of it: this is nature’s bandage.
• Expert suggests that you cover the blister during the day and then let it air at night.
• Once the blister has begun to heal, keep the area soft and moist with some vitamin E or aloe vera gel.
• The best course is to avoid blisters in the first place. Always wear socks and powder on the inside of your shoes to help the socks glide inside the shoes.

BLACK EYE Solution

Nobody believes that old, `I walked into a door ` story anymore, but however you get that black eye, you want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

• Apply an ice pack for the first 24 to 48 hours. Use crushed ice or 10 minutes every 2 hours.
• Avoid aspirin: it is an anticoagulant and you may find you have a worse black eye than you started out with. Instead, use acetaminophen for the pain.
• Don’t blow your nose, is it can increase the swelling and the changes of infection.
• Use some concealer for the week that it takes for the eye to recover.

BELCHING Solution

Some societies think belching is good for you – but if you cannot control your belching, then it is time to do something about it.

• Begin by being aware of air swallowing. People who beach a lot swallow air along with their food.
• Avoid carbonated beverages.
• Eat slowly and chew your food.
• Do not use chewing gum.
• Decrease you intake of gassy foods, particularly those which includes fats and oils, such as sour cream, salad oil and margarine, and those you know produce gas, such as Brussels sprouts.

BEDWETTING Solution

Most children are terribly embarrassed by bedwetting and it can create a major trauma if they are asked to stay overnight at someone else’s house. They will grow out of it, but until they do:

• Don’t praise and don’t punish. Usually the problem will just go away as the child gets older.
• Make it possible for the child to change the sheets himself. Put out dry bedding and dry pajamas’. This will help the child to feel less babyish.
• Practice using the bladder muscles during the daytime. Have the child drink lots of fluids and then practice bladder control by holding off from going to the bathroom for as long as possible without having an accident.
• Children outgrow bed wetting at the rate of 15 per cent a year, so be patient.

BALDNESS Solution

You spent more time worrying about your hair than you do about your job. You think about it all day long.

Ninety-nine per cent of hair loss is hereditary, but most of us never give up hope that it is only imagination, particularly when we become aware of all that hair on our hair brush. Take a look at your mother’s hair: if her hair is thinning, the likelihood is that your hair will too.

Everyone normally loses between 50 to 100 hairs daily. As hair falls out, new hairs grow in. hairs goes through a natural cycle of growth and rest.

However, factors such as diet, medication, natural hormones, improper hair care and certain disease can also cause hair loss. It is the best to have the underlying cause pinpointed before deciding baldness is inevitable.

Here are some folk remedies that have lasted for centuries because they seem to be effective:

• Lie down on a slanted board for 15 minutes daily to allow the blood to reach the scalp.
• Rub sesame oil into your scalp at bed time and cover with a sleep cap to keep it off the pillowcase. In the morning wash with a mild shampoo and rinse with a mixture of 1 tablespoonful of apple cider vinegar in warm water.
• Press several cloves of garlic and massage the oil into your scalp, cover with a sleep cap. And- you better wash it off in the morning if you want anyone to sit next to you at work.
• Mix alcohol and cayenne pepper and rub into the scalp. You would feel very warm as this mixture is thought to stimulate the blood supply to the hair follicles.

BAD BREATH Solution

Just how horrible is your breath? Do strangers back away when they are first introduced to you? Maybe it is your breath- but you will never really be sure which it is- until you are sure your breath is as sweet as possible.

• Avoid highly spices foods – they can stay with you for sa long as 24 hours.
• Coffee, beer, wine and whiskey leaves a residue, so avoid them as much as you can.
• Carry a toothbrush and use it immediately after you eat and be sure to brush your tongue as well because it covered with little hair- like projection that trap food odors.
• Bad breath can also be caused by avoiding meals, so eat three meals a day.
• Eat parsley, a sure breath cleanser. It will also help to suck on a section of lemon at the end of a meal.
• Increase your intake of greens, as they contain natural chlorophyll.

BACK PAIN Solution

So many people say, “oh, my aching back!” that aching back. Back pain which is not due to disc problems or osteoarthritis is generally due to poor posture and walking habits, high-heeled shoes, improper lifting of heavy objects, or sleeping on mattress that does not give proper support.

If your back is giving you problems, no more than three days bed rest is beneficial. After that, the muscles that support the spine begin to be affected by disuse and this will only prolong the problem. Once you are able to move, a series of back exercise, done gently, will begin to bring them back into better condition.

• Get proper support and alignment from your shoes. If you are wearing high heels, alternate with low heels and see if it doesn’t make a difference.
• If you sit at your job, get up every hour, walk around and stretch.
• Avoid sleeping on your stomach.
• Attention to posture and lifting motion is beneficial.
• Men who carry their wallet in their back pocket should get out of there and sit without being thrown off balance by sitting on their money.
• A cold pack made by wrapping crushed ice in a towel should be applied to the injured area for 20 minutes on the 20 minutes off at the first sign of injury. After the initial inflammation is reduce, you may then apply heat at night.
• Stretch for flexibility and to relax those aching muscles that support your back.
• Getting out of bed can be hazardous to your back. Turn on your side and roll.
• Take a look at your mattress. If it sags, you aren’t doing your back a favor. Get a new one or put a board underneath so that the mattress can give your back better support.
• Using a juicer or a blender, make a drink of potato and celery and drink at least 12 ounces daily.

ATHLETE’S FOOT Protection

Those hot, tired and sweaty feet! The average pair of those hard-working feet that carry us around so faithfully give off about 1\2 pint of perspiration daily.

Athlete’s foot fungus feeds from the dead skin cells and calluses of the feet, especially the skin between the toes.

• Take a daily multiple vitamin B capsule. An individual who is lacking in these vitamin is more likely to get athlete’s foot
• Wear shower shoes or foot covering in public places such as gyms or swimming pools.
• Keep the feet clean and dry particularly between the toes. Do not share towels.
• Change socks daily and wear only absorbent cotton ones. Wash all socks with white vinegar.
• Air shoes after wearing and dust feet with garlic powder before putting on your socks.
• At home expose the feet to air, wear sandals or some type of foot covering that provides ventilation as often as possible.
• Squeeze the juice from 1 large onion and massage into the infected areas of the feet. Allow to dry and then rinse. Repeat morning and evening.

ASTHMA Protection

ASTHMA Protection & Care

You wheeze and can’t breathe- there is never a good times to have an asthma attack. Millions suffer the wheezing, chest tightness and breathing difficulties that typify asthma. A great variant of triggers can set off an asthma attack.

Folk medicine is rich in legends of remedies that have been used around the world. So go ahead and try a few of them if you must, such as one everyone seems to have heard of:

• Get a Chihuahua (a very short-haired Mexican dog.) The theory seems to be that the disease will leave your body and jump to the poor dog.
• In reality, this has been effective, particulary eighth childen. Psychologists think that childen focus on the animal instead of their feelings of being unable to breathe and sometimes improve.

Here are some further things that have proven to be effective.

• Avoidance of the triggering stimuli.
• Examine your environment and remove dust, mould, cat and dog dander.
• Avoid smokers and smoke- filled rooms.
• Those whose asthma is triggered by cold air should air avoid breathing through their mouth and cover their mouth with a scarf in winter as the nasal passages will warm the outside air.
• There is striking evidence that technique of progressive relaxation can be used to avert an asthma attack.
• Exercise with brief periods of rest.
• Avoid foods that contain sulphites, a preservative, found in such things as shellfish and wine and wine.
• Eucalyptus or horehound brewed as a tea act as natural bronchodilators, or airways relaxers.
• Avoid dairy products, as they produce mucus.
• Prepare equal amounts of chicory, celery and carrot juice in a juicer or blender. Drink one glassful of juice daily.
• Begin with 1 clove of garlic daily and slowly increase until the intake is 6 to 10 clove daily.
• Mix 1 teaspoonful of grated horseradish with 1 teaspoonful of honey and swallow it down, followed by a large glass of room temperature water.
• At the first sign of an attack, saturate several strips of cloth with white full blown attack of asthma from developing.

ARTHRITIS Protection

Who hasn’t awakened in the morning and felt as if it was too difficult to get out of bed? Sometimes we complain about our ‘arthritis’ without really knowing that what we have it. We just feel pain and stiffness in our joints and muscles.

Individual souls avoid deciding that because they have some aches or pains, or stiffness when they get up in the morning, that they have arthritis.

Arthritis is a chronic syndrome with symmetric inflammation of the joints which result in progressive destruction of these structures. Arthritis appears to be more than one disease. It is estimated that there are approximately 100 different types of the disease which is described loosely as ‘arthritis’.

The two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Osteoarthritis is related to the wear and tear of ageing and the deterioration of the cartilage at the ends of the bones. Usually this will apply to one area of the body, such as the knee or neck.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory process that attacks the synovial membrane surrounding the lubricating fluid in the joint. The entire body is usually affected and it will create stiffness, swelling, fatigue, weight loss, fever and often crippling pain.

ARTHRITIS CARE

• Lose weight. The more overweight you are, the more stress and pressure placed on joints.
• Stretch gently and daily for greater mobility. Moving may hurt but not moving is even worse for your joints.
• Work on stress relief, as stress tightens muscles, making pain worse.
• Use a muscles ointment at bedtimes so you will be less stiff when you get up in the morning
• Try exercise in the pool. You are more flexible there and the buoyancy of the water will make movement easier.
• Use ice on joint that has been overworked.
• Use heat when the joint is hot, swollen or tender.
• Many arthritics respond to an ingredient in fish oil, omega 3 fatty acids.
• Increase vitamin C to 500 mg a day.
• Avoid the nightshade vegetables (green peppers, aborigines, tomatoes, white potatoes) as they contain sotanine which interferes with muscles enzymes.
• Avoid supplements containing iron as it is suspected to be involved in joint pain.
• Try a low fat diet, rich in fruits and vegetables. Often people will find that they have improvement in as little as two weeks on such diet.
• The person with arthritis should avoid alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and excess sugar.

Many arthritis have found some simple home remedies to be beneficial for - you might try a few, such as:

• Eat four cherries and drink juice thought the day for four days, then stop for four days and begin again. It ids thought that the cherries reduce uric acid levels. It has been reported that this will aid the arthritic bumps on the knuckles to disappear.
• Eat a portion of fresh string beans aid in decreasing the acid levels of the body.
• Make a tea of parsley and drink several cupful throughout the day.
• Apple cider vinegar has been used for centuries as a relief for arthritis.
• Drink a glass of water containing several teaspoonfuls of apple cider vinegar.

Don’t expect to see any result for at least one month. Give these remedies time to work.

ANXIETY Protection

You car won’t start and you are late for work. You begin to pace back and forth and wiring your hands. You feel your anxiety level raisings and you don’t know what you are going to do. Don’t panic, your reaction is normal.

Anxiety can be a normal, often beneficial, reaction to many events. Anxiety increases your alertness and can spur you to action. Mild apprehension can give a performer or athlete that extra boost to succeed.

But if dread, apprehension or tension preoccupy your days and disturb your sleep, you are too anxious. The issue can circumstances that can cause concern are:

• Health- You worry about the chances of you or a loved one becoming ill.
• Finances- A fixed income or loss of earning power may produce worry.
• Safety – A felling vulnerability, watching TV reports about crimes, diminished hearing and sight can add to this feeling.
• Loss- the death of spouse or friends, or the loss of a family make you feel apprehensive.
• Role changes- Retirement or empty nest syndrome may causes you to question your worth and purpose.
• Isolation- Loneliness and isolation can aggravate anxiety.

Anxiety can express itself in various ways. You may:

• Have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep.
• Dwell on a particular situation and find it difficult to think about something else.
• Feel tense, restless, jittery, dizzy and sweaty.
• Have trouble concentrating.
• Overeat or loss your appetite.
• Be overly vigilant and startle easily. Have a feeling of impending disaster.
• Be depressed (anxiety can mask depression).

When anxiety becomes an annoying part of your daily life, it is time to reassert your control. Your emotion and how you cope with life’s stresses play a role in your physical health. 

Anxiety can cause or worsen an illness. It can play a role in the following:

• Heart conditions.
• Headaches
• Irritable bowel syndrome.
• Dermatitis
• Tics
• Tremors.
• Speech impediments.

Anxiety Care:

• Deep breathing can be an immediate aid when faced with a stressful situation.
• Avoid smoking, alcohol and drugs.
• Do something you enjoy. A pleasant activity will help distract your mind and relax you.
• Get enough rest. A god night’s sleep is restorative and leaves you better able to cope.
• Exercise regularly. Physical exercises can relax you and help you to go to sleep promptly.
• Eat properly. Good nutrition may be a buffer against anxiety.
• Plan your time. A day with too much or too little to do may aggravate anxiety.
• Accept reality, it can be liberating.
• Get involved. Help yourself by helping others.
• Dress in cheery colors. They can help lift your mood.
• Fruit juice is known to be calming. Sip the one you prefer throughout the day.
• Pour 2 cupfuls of Epsom salts into warm bath and just try relaxing for half an hour without interruptions.
• Sage tea is known to have a calming effect. Try drinking several cups a day.
• If none of these actions help you feel calmer, or if your anxiety is growing more intense, it is time to discuss it with a professional.

ANGINA

It isn’t a heart attack nor does heartburn but- a pain grip your chest when you exert yourself and then shortly after resting it is gone again.

You have been warned that you need to change your lifestyle or it will be a heart attack . So take heart- and make some lifelong lifestyle changes.

• Kick the smoking habit.
• Control the level of fat in your diet, cutting back less than 30 per cent of your calories from fat.
• Avoid large, heavy meals.
• Rest after eating.
• Avoid exposure to cold, windy weather.
• Exercise gently and then gently increase your exercise.
• Learn to relax.
• Take an aspirin a day as it appears to prevent the activation of the blood- clotting mechanism.
• Elevate your head three or four inches at night to sleep. Sleeping in this position keeps more blood down in the legs.
• If you do get an angina attack at night, sit on the edge of the bed and put your feet on the floor.

ANGER Control Tips

You yell, you throw things, you break good china. Sometimes you nag. Sometimes you cry uncontrollably, you are just SO angry.

• Count to 10 and take some deep breaths.
• Take a walk, particularly if you feel you want to hit someone.
• Try to discuss it calmly, once you have calmed down.
• Listen to music, do the multiplication table in your head, anything that will distract you, when you cannot do anything about thing that angers you. Cursing and yelling at other drivers only keeps you agitated.

ANAEMIA Protection

You are pale, listless and feeling weak. Almost everything is too much trouble, even getting out of bed in the morning. It could be anemia.

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type. Because it is the red blood cell that carries oxygen thought the body, the effect are caused by a lack of oxygen in the tissues and the resultant attempts by the heart and lungs to compensate of this lack.

Adolescent girls with marginal iron stores may become iron-deficient from menstruation.

• Avoid beer, ice-cream and soft drinks as they contain additives that interfere with iron absorption.
• Tennis in tea, polyphenols in coffee and cadmium from cigarettes also all interface with iron absorption and should be avoided.
• Eat more food sources of iron such as green, leafy vegetables, liver, poultry, fish, wheat germ, fruit and iron-fortified cereal. Other foods boost iron absorption such as citrus fruit, tomatoes and strawberries.
• For snacks, choose raising or a couple of dried apricots.

AMNIOCENTESIS

You have waited so long for this baby and now you are worried that it might not be as healthy as you would like.

Amniocentesis can be detect a number of birth defects and is justified when:

• The pregnant woman is 35 year old or more.
• Someone in the parent’s immediate family has a genetic disorder.
• There is a family history of hemophilia or spina bifida.
• An earlier pregnancy produced a baby with chromosome abnormalities.

The test itself presents some risk- there is about 1 chance in 400 that it may produce a miscarriage.

ALZHEIMER’S Treatment

ALZHEIMER’S Treatment & Care

Does grandma put on her hat while still in her dressing –gown and head out of the door to go to the shops? 

Does she sometimes seem to not remember how you are?

If someone you care about appears to be showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease, they should get a medical evaluation. Not everything that appears to be this disease is. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible decrease in memory, usually beginning in the fifth or sixth decade. It is a degenerative disease of the brain which is characterised by mental deterioration that interferes with the person’s ability to function. Memory loss, severe mood swings, personality changes, disoriented perceptions of space and time inability to concentrate and communicate follow. Ultimately the individual’s health will progressively deteriorate until they are totally incapacitated.

• Orient the person to time and place daily.
• Control activities so that the individual does not wander away.
• Provide a nutritious diet, Alzheimer’s suffers often forget to eat.

Recent studies indicate that the more mentally active you are throughout life, the less likely you are to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The synapses, the connection that allow one brain cell to communicate with another, are always changing as a result input. Some synapses with new learning, some weaker with disuse. Unused connections disappear while new one occur with the information of new memories. The more exercises a person has, the more connection are formed between brain cells.

It is recommended that everyone:

• Read something every day.
• Write something every day
• Engage in challenging hobby.
• Join club with people who have common interest.
• Choose physical activities that are mentally challenging.
• Stay involved with others, meet new people, travel, find ways to be helpful to others.

ALLERGY SEASONAL treatment

SEASONAL ALLERGY KNOW HOW & CARE

Your nose itches, your eyes are runny, you sneeze complain about your allergies. You feel like you have a cold that lasts all year long.

There are as many things to be allergic to as there are individuals on this planet, so allergies are need to be handled on a one-to-one basis. However, many allergies are caused by things in our daily environment.

The spring type of allergic reaction is often due to tree pollens (eg oak, elm, maple); summer type, to grass pollens (eg timothy, sweet vernal, orchard) and weed pollens (eg sheep’s sorrel, English plantain);the autumn type, to weed pollens (eg ragweed).

• Air- condition house. If your windows are open the same things that bother you outside are now inside.
• Install an air cleaner; it will take the pollen particles out of the air.
• Try an over-the-counter antihistamine without factor that can make you sleepy (ask advice from your pharmacist.
• Isolate pets. If they have the run of the house, at least keep pets out of the bedroom.
• A diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and yoghurt will aid in reducing the irritability and insomnia.
• Avoid sugar, tobacco, coffee and chocolate as sometimes these products contribute an additional silent allergic factors.
• Pinpoint the offender and then take measure to reduce your exposure.
• Remove carpeting, as it is the perfect home for dust mites and moulds.
• Use synthetic pillows because they can be washed in hot water.
• Wash other bedding frequently, include the mattress pad.
• Watercress is said to aid in resisting allergic attack, so add some to salads and sandwiches.
• Bananas are also said to contain chemical which aid in building resistance to allergens: try eating one or two a day.

AIDS

 AIDS CARE

AIDS has been called the ‘black plague’ of this era. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a virus that destroys the immune system.

At the present time, there is no cure, so it is best to protect yourself against infection.

• Know your sexual partner. If you suspect your partner he had previous multiple partners, ask. Remember, you will be having sex with your sexual partner’s pervious partners for the past 10 years when it comes to this virus.
• Do not use intravenous drugs.
• Avoid sexual activities that could tear the vagina or rectum.
• Insist on the use of a condoms made of latex.
• Avoid condoms described as ‘ultrathin’.
• Do not store condoms in hot or humid conditions as they can deteriorate.
• Do not use oil-based lubricants such as petroleum jelly or vegetable oil, as they may cause condoms to break.
• The condom should be held against the base of the penis after ejaculation until complete withdrawal.

Ageing Happily Formula

Ageing Tips

You tell great joke, you can still dance the night away, your garden looks great, and your brag that can still remember everything a lot of your friends have forgotten. Nobody wants to be considered “old” and chronological age is unimportant, as long as you remain active, vigorous and self-sufficient.

Happily ageing involves many factors within your control-your attitudes, activities and relationships. No matter what stage of the ageing process you`re in right now, you can make lifestyle changes that will help.

• Anticipated and accommodate. Plans for retirement: successful ageing means making plans for what you will do after retirement. How will you spend your days?
• Structure your days. It will give your life meaning.
• Set priorities to avoid stress
• Have some daily goals and some life goals. It gives you a sense of excitement about the future and a feeling of success when you attain a predetermined goal.
• Have diverse interest, Balance solitary activities with group activities. Think about adapting, rather than giving up favorite pastimes if they are too strenuous.
• Expand your horizons. Learning something new is always exciting.
• Accept your limitation. So that you can’t dance the limbo anymore, but you probably can still waltz.
• Stay in touch with distant friends. They can remember a lot of the same experiences you do.
• Share memories with grand children. They will enjoy your stories of the past if you tell them well.
• You do not need to be rich to be happy.try to budget your activities and a lifestyle you value.
• Draw upon the kinship others. Get support and encouragement from your family and friends.
• Make new friends, attend activities for people with similar interests. Take classes at your local college.
• Maintain your faith. Participating in religious services bring you into contact with people of other ages and walk of life. faith can provide a sense of continuity and offer peace of mind.
• Maintain a positive, optimistic outlook. No matter how bad things are, there is usually a swing of the pendulum.
• Don’t dwell on the negative. Nobody wants to be around a grumpy old person.
• Be engaged in the world around you. Volunteer where you can.
• Be flexible. Changes will always continue. An ability to roll with the punches and a sense of humor are tools that can help you cope.
• Practices good health habits. Look for ways to in corporate regular exercise into your daily routine. Eat a balance diet: many nutrients can slow the ageing process. Get adequate rest.
• Avoid alcohol, smoking. They only make young feel bad and slow down your thinking.

AGE SPOTS Treatment

AGE SPOTS HOME REMEDIES

You don’t mind telling a little white lie about your true about but those little brown spots can give your age away. Everyone hates them, because they tell the world you are old!

These flat brown spots (also called liver spots) are a result of the accumulation of waste build-up known as lipofuscin, a by- product of free radical damage.

• Try a concealer that matches your skin tone.
• Increase your Intake of vitamin C to 500 mg daily as a free radical scavenger to stop the production of additional spots.
• Increase the amount of raw fruits and vegetables in your diet.
• Avoid exposure to the sun, always use a sunscreen with a SPF of 15, even on overcast days.
• Avoid caffeine and the ingestion of rancid oils.
• Use an over-the-counter bleaching cream.
• You might want to try a mixture of 1 tea spoon full of onion juice mixed with 2 teaspoonfuls of vinegar applied to the spot twice daily.
• Or puncture 1 capsule of vitamin E and rub onto the spot at bedtime.

ACNE

ACNE TREATMENT HOME REMEDIES

It is the evening you have been waiting for but what is that in the middle of your forehead- and on your chin – AND your right cheek? Oh , NO! Huge, ugly pimples!

Skin is the largest of the body and just when teenagers become aware of the opposite sex, increased hormonal activity causes the glands which lubricate the skin to increase in activity. The result: whiteheads, blackheads and reddened pimples begin to sprout on the shoulders, back, neck, and face.

Acne is a complex process created by interaction between hormones, the oil and wax of the glands of the skin, and bacteria.

Blackheads form when the sebum combines with the skin pigments and plugs the openings the pores. If scales below the surface of the skin become filled with sebum, whiteheads are the result. When the whiteheads build up, spread under the skin and rupture, large pimples can be results.

Heredity plays a role in the activity of these glands.

Fortunately, often by the mid-twenties, acne will no longer be a problem.

Stress, sun exposure and the seasonal change can often bring on an outbreak.

• Keep your face clean, but not scrubbed. Wash your face thoroughly every night before going to bed (oil-based make-up should be avoided) so that make-up and the debris of the day on the skin is removed.
• Wash your face again in the morning because metabolic activity during the night has brought impurities to the surface which should be removed before anything is done to the skin (applying make-up, or for men, shaving)
• Keep your hair clean and off your face.
• Clean hands are a must. Touching the face is one of the biggest contributors of bacteria which then interacts the facial oils.
• Do not pick or remove blackheads as this can cause enlarged pores.
• Pay attention to what you eat. Despite the claims of dermatologists that acne has nothing to do with diet, lots of people have observed that their acne is aggravated by certain foods. Chocolate, nuts, coffee, fried foods and cola drinks are some things that are commonly implicated.
• Avoid animals fats. A few naturopathic physicians believe that a diet low in the animals fats is the keys to curing acne. Others researchers have concluded that high-fat diets have an adverse effect on the utilization of the zinc in the diet.
• Increase your intake of raw vegetables.
• Use an over-the-counter preparation with benzoyl peroxide.
• You might want to try the juice of 2 garlic cloves mixed with an equal amount of vinegar on the blemish at bedtime.
• Or, apply the juice of one cucumber to the entire face and leave on for the 15 minutes, rinse off
• Treat blackheads with lemon juice at bedtime, rinse off in the morning. You need to continue these regimes foe several weeks to see any results, so be patient.

Rosemary kills Cancer

Rosemary as herbs kills greater than 90% of cervical cancer cells and liver cancer cells in vitro

 Add dried rosemary to your beef burgers (or any meat burgers) to combat carcinogens (cancer causing agents) and because it gives the burgers an even more fabulous taste. 

Try to add rosemary whenever you prepare charred or browned meat. Rosemary is a potent antioxidant. It combats the carcinogens (HCA’s) that are formed when meat is browned or gets charred and crusty. It’s a great idea to add rosemary any time you are trying to get a good crisp on meat but especially important when char grilling.

Rosemary Benefits

The wonderful smell of rosemary is often associated with good food and great times. But it could just as easily be associated with good health. Rosemary contains substances that are useful for stimulating the immune system, increasing circulation, and improving digestion. Rosemary also contains anti-inflammatory compounds that may make it useful for reducing the severity of asthma attacks. In addition, rosemary has been shown to increase the blood flow to the head and brain, improving concentration. So, the next time you enhance the flavor of some special dish with rosemary.

More Benefits of Rosemary

• Migraine Treatment Boiling the herb in a pot of water for 5-10 minutes, and inhaling the steam for 10 minutes helps improve blood circulation in the brain, relieve the pain and inflammation of a migraine, and enhance your mood.
• Pain and Inflammation Relief Arthritis sufferers can massage diluted rosemary oil directly onto sore joints for immediate relief.
• Immune System Booster Rosemary contains antioxidants and anti-bacterial compounds. Drink rosemary tea during cold and flu season and use rosemary oil in a diffuser in your home.
• Digestion Improvement Rosemary helps stimulate the appetite and helps your digestive system to better absorb nutrients from the foods consumed. The herb also has natural antibacterial properties, helping calm and relieve stomach infections.
• Better Respiration Rosemary, eaten regularly, improves blood circulation and soothes lung inflammation. For relief from chest congestion, rub diluted rosemary oil on the chest and neck.
• Regulates Menstrual Cycle Rosemary contains essential minerals such as calcium and iron to improve blood circulation and B-complex vitamins to help relieve irritability and anxiety during the menstrual cycle.
• Anti-Aging Rosemary has natural anti-aging effects, as it stimulates circulation, reduces inflammation and puffiness, and helps rid the body of free radicals. Use rosemary oil as an inexpensive, natural alternative to anti-aging creams. Just mix a few drops of rosemary oil into half a teaspoon of coconut oil and massage into the skin.
• Improved Circulation If used topically or taken internally, rosemary and other essential oils such as lemon balm, thyme, and peppermint can help to improve circulation, helping warm up those chronically cold hands and feet.
• Deodorant Properties This herb has strong anti-bacterial properties as well as a pleasant scent to relieve body odor. Mixing a few drops of rosemary essential oil with ¼ of a teaspoon of coconut oil and placing on the underarms is a natural alternative to deodorants with toxic by-products. For foot odour, boil sprigs of rosemary in water for 5-10 minutes, allowing the mixture to cool to a skin-comfortable temperature, pouring the water into a basin and soaking feet for 15 minutes.
• Infection Prevention When placing rosemary oil on minor cuts and wounds, helps to prevent infections. Clean the wound first with soap and water. Dry the wound area and apply a mixture of rosemary essential oil and coconut oil, then cover with a bandage.

Rosemary Nutrition Chart

Rosemary

Amount Per 1 tbsp (1.7 g)

Calories 2              % Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.1 g	0%
Saturated fat 0 g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg	0%
Sodium 0 mg	0%
Potassium 11 mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 0.4 g	0%
Dietary fiber 0.2 g	0%
Protein 0.1 g	0%

Vitamin A	1%	Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	0%	Iron	0%
Vitamin D	0%	Vitamin B-6	0%
Vitamin B-12	0%	Magnesium	0%

List of Rosemary Recipes

Use extra rosemary sprigs to make flavored olive oil. Mix it into softened butter and spread on your dinner bread or mix it with Greek yogurt for a creamy sandwich spread. Add it to the marinade when you cook chicken. Rosemary also knows how to get down with a good steak. It does great things for most roasted veggies. Try it on cauliflower. or potatoes. Potatoes love rosemary. They love it with all their hearts and crevices. Especially in a threesome with kale. It’s an excellent, sturdy herb for encrusting, either on vegetables or on top of a piece of fish. Rosemary twigs are generally superior to toothpicks, and should be applied in similar roles where possible. Same goes for skewers. Rosemary is on BFF terms with cheese in basically any format. Also try with Parmesan cheese straws and this goat cheese mac ‘n’ cheese and these parm and prosciutto crackers. Figgy ricotta sandwich. Try throwing rosemary into almost any soup/stew/thing you eat for dinner. It can make chickpeas and elbows taste downright exotic and make whatever’s-in-the-pantry pasta seem totally planned out. It’s an herb that will play nice in lots of baked goods, both savory… This even knows how to behave itself at breakfast and afternoon tea. Rosemary and butter get along well in lots of pastries, like this tart crust. It’s super easy to throw some in when you mix a crisp or crumble topping. Add it to basically any lemon dessert and wow people with your herbal innovation. You can even use rosemary as an ice cream mix-in or infuse gelato with it from the ground up. You can infuse simple syrup with rosemary and add it to all kinds of drinks. Such as rosemary lemonade. a boozy rosemary-lemon sparkler Grapefruit and gin number. Use rosemary syrup to step up your popsicle game. If you prefer to skip the syrup and do a straight-up muddle, try the Rosemary. Skip your mouth and just rub the stuff all over your hands/face. You can use as flavour whenever you want!!

Top 10 Positive and Negative foods for health & Longevity

Good Food Vs Bad Food

	Good Food		Bad Food
1	Green Leafy Vegetables (e.g. kale, collard green, mustard green, spinach, lettuce)	1	Sweetened Dairy products (e.g. ice cream, low fat ice, cream, frozen yogurt)
2	None-Leafy Cruciferous Vegetables (e.g. broccoli, caurliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage)	2	Trans Fat Containing foods (e.g. stick margarine, shortening, fast foods, commercial baked goods)
3	Berries	3	Donuts
4	Beans	4	Sausage, Hot Dogs & Luncheon meats
5	Mushrooms	5	Smoked Meat, Barbecued meat & Conventionally-Raised Red meat
6	Onions	6	Fried Foods including Potato chips & French fries
7	Seeds (e.g. flax, chia, hemp, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin)	7	Highly Salted foods
8	Nuts (e.g. walnut, pistachios, pine nuts, almonds, cashews)	8	Sode
9	Tomatoes	9	Refined white sugar
10	Pomegranates	10	Refined white flour

by Dr. Fuhrman

Natural Homemade Face Mask

Homemade Face Mask method & ingredients

Honey & Oatmeal Facial Mask for Rejuvenation & Clarity

Ingredients:

• 2 TBS Honey
• 2 TBS Oatmeal
• 1 TBS Plain Yogurt

Process:

1. Mix Ingredients then apply to clean dry face.
2. Leave on face for 5-15 minutes.
3. Rins & pat dry

 

Grapefruit Mask for normal to oily skin

Ingredients:

• 1 TSP Grapefruit Juice
• 1 TSP sour cream
• 1 egg white

Process:

1. Beat egg til fluffy
2. Add sour cream
3. Add grapefruit juice & blend well
4. Apply to face for 15 minutes
5. Rins & Pat dry

Apple Cucumber refreshing Mask

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cucumber
• 1/2 medium apple
• 1 large egg white
• 1/2 teaspoon mint essential oil

Process:

1. Blend all in blender
2. Apply to face (Avoid eyes)
3. Leave on 20 minutes
4. Rins & Pat dry

Strawberry Clearing Mask (very good for Acne)

 
Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup fresh strawberries
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt

Process:

1. Mash the strawberries
2. Mix with the yougurt
3. Spread on clean dry face
4. leave for 10-15 minutes
5. Rins & Pat dry

 

 

 

Avocado Face Mask great for moisturizing

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Avocado
• 1/4 cup Honey

Process:

1. Mash the avocado
2. Stir in honey
3. Apply to face
4. leave for 10 minutes
5. Rins & Pat dry

Brain Food Negative Impact

Brain Food

Not good for brain:  Fructose (Natural Sugar)

In a 2012 UCLA study published in the Journal of Physiology, researchers found that a diet high in fructose over time can damage your memory and learning ability.

It's well known in the research world that a high fructose diet can also cause insulin resistance in your body over time, and possibly lead to type-2 diabetes and extra body fat.  If that's not enough, a high fructose diet also detrimentally affects your triglyceride levels in your blood as well as small dense LDL particles that cause plaque in your arteries.

So what we have here is high-fructose intake = impaired memory and learning in your brain, increased risk of diabetes, and increased risk of heart disease.

The average person eating a modern western diet of processed food consumes a LARGE quantity of fructose without even thinking about it from all of the soft drinks (high fructose corn syrup typically), sweetened juice drinks, orange juice, processed junk foods such as cakes and candies, as well as the HFCS that's added to store-bought salad dressings, breads and cereals, and even condiments like ketchup.

Note that many sports drinks, even though marketed as "healthy", can have large amounts of corn syrup or even crystalline fructose as their main sweetener.  These sports drinks can be equally as bad as a soda for your body and your brain.  beware clever marketing showing pictures these stuff.

Also note that agave syrup (aka, agave nectar) which is marketed as a "healthy" sweetener as well, is one of the most concentrated forms of processed fructose in sweeteners as well.

All of these fructose-laden foods and drinks are easy to avoid though if you choose to eat consciously... for example, make homemade salad dressings from your favorite olive oil and vinegar with added spices, or choose to drink unsweetened iced tea with lemon instead of sweetened drinks or juices.  If you use a lot of ketchup, try to reduce the quantity by mixing with mustard or hot sauce, which typically don't contain HFCS sweetener in any significant quantities.

Last thing to note about fructose... Yes, natural whole fruits do contain fructose, but generally contain MUCH smaller quantities of fructose than you would consume in a sweetened juice drink, soft drink or sweetened junk foods.  Also, the phytonutrients, antioxidants, and fiber that's contained in most whole fruits counteracts any negative effects of fructose.  I personally try to keep fruit intake to no more than 1-2 pieces a day due to the sugar and fructose content of larger amounts of fruit.

Trick:  Did you know that limes and lemons contain virtually zero fructose, and only 3-4 grams of total carbs in a whole lemon or lime, whereas a typical orange contains 6 grams of fructose and 25 grams of total sugar per fruit.  I squeeze lemons and limes daily into either water or teas for a healthy flavorful drink. Fresh lemon juice has even been shown to control blood sugar response from a meal...another bonus!

Few more Foods that's having negative impact for your Brain:

You probably already know some of the harmful health effects of these foods, but long term effects on your brain are yet another:-

Trans fats: strongly inflammatory in your entire body including damage to cell membranes throughout your body.  Avoid hydrogenated oils in processed foods and deep fried foods.

Mercury: studies show that mercury from pollution (coal burning plants are the biggest source of mercury pollution to air and water) and from fish that are high on the food chain such as tuna, shark, swordfish, tilefish, etc can possibly cause long term negative effects on your brain.  Limit these types of fish to a couple times a month and focus more on fish such as salmon, trout, and many other types of smaller fish to reduce your mercury load.

Wheat based foods: In the groundbreaking book, Wheat Belly, Dr William Davis makes a very convincing argument that wheat has addictive properties in the brain.  Wheat contains compounds termed "exorphins" that have an effect in your brain similar to opiate drugs.  This explains why people have such a hard time giving up their beloved breads, cereals, pasta, and muffins because these foods are mildly addictive.

Positive Impact

There are plenty of superfoods, herbs, and spices that can protect your brain and your other organs too.

Did you know that turmeric is one of the highest antioxidant spices that also exhibits brain-protecting effects? In India, where curry containing turmeric and other spices is eaten daily, rates of Alzheimers disease is among the lowest in the world, proving some of the brain-protecting effects of turmeric.

In addition, the powerful DHA and EPA omega-3 fats in fish oil has been proven in countless studies to protect your brain from damage over the years.