Natural Asthma Remedies Seasonal allergies generally make asthma symptoms worse and lead to a number of office visits in Doctor’s offices all over. Naturopathic Medicine in very effective in helping decrease the intensity and severity of acute asthma attacks. Natural asthma remedies may include treatment such as herbs, dietary supplements, acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, biofeedback, homeopathy, nutrition, and botanicals.
Migraines can be debilitating headaches that rob you of your quality of life. Migraine headaches are intensified by the nausea, light sensitivity and vomiting that can accompany them. Affecting 1 out of 8 Americans, the severity of these headaches can vary based on the patient and each occurrence. More often affecting women, the cause of migraines is still mostly unknown. The throbbing pain of a migraine headache is mostly one sided but can move from one side to the other, and it is usually worsened with activity.
It’s not shocking that at least 30% of Americans are sleep deprived. The benefits of sleep are endless – sleep improves our memory, sharpens our ability to think and be attentive to tasks at hand. Studies also show that people who get less sleep have higher inflammatory markers in their blood. If you are trying to lose weight, make sure you are not sleep deprived, sleep deprived people tend to feel more hungry.
Nutrient Deficiencies in Chronic Diseases Nutrient deficiencies can be caused by a variety to reasons – inadequate intake being the one that is the first to come to mind. Other causes include improper absorption by the GI tract, lack of activity, lack of cofactors and failure to transport to appropriate tissue.
Protein in our diet supplies us with essential amino acids that our body cannot synthesize. Amino acids are key players in forming cells, repairing tissues, carrying oxygen and assisting muscle activity. There are approximately 20 amino acids required by the body and half of these can by synthesized by our body’s cells.
Yogurt is an easy, healthy addition to anyone’s diet. First thing to make sure of is that you are not sensitive to dairy and dairy products. The culturing process of yogurt does make it more digestible than milk, some people who are unable to tolerate milk are able eat yogurt without issues.
Avena Sativa is a great restorative herbal plant that has many medicinal properties. Avena Sativa is commonly known as Oats and the seeds of this plant are used medicinally. Avena Sativa can be used topically, it is soothing and anti-inflammatory due to its mucilaginous properties.
Acne is a common problem for teenagers but it can often be bothersome even into the adult years. Acne is a skin condition that occurs when pores in your skin become clogged. Pores in our skin contain a hair follicle and an oil gland, when these glands over-produce oil (sebum), the pores become clogged. Pores can also become clogged with the buildup of sebum, dirt and bacteria.
The weather is changing here in the East Bay Area and people are more susceptible to falling sick during the winter months. Read about the Eight Essential things you can do to keep yourself healthy here. It is so easy to indulge in the wrong types of food during the holiday season and Halloween really starts off the holiday season with a sugar kick.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the diet of most Americans is the exact opposite of what an anticancer diet should be. Here are three promising cancer fighting foods: Green Tea – rich in polyphenols, which include catechins – this compound reduces the growth of new bloodvessels that feed tumors. EGCG a catechin, is found in higher quantities in Japanese green tea. Green tea, green tea extracts have been used to prevent and treat a variety of cancers such as breast, stomach and skin cancers.
Vitex, also known as Chaste Tree, is a herb primarily used to help regulate a women’s hormonal cycle. The fruit of this plant is used in herbal extracts and it helps shift the ratio of estrogen to progesterone in favor of progesterone. Chaste tree also acts on the body to help increase the release of luteinizing hormone (LH). The overall effect of this plant is to regulate the menstrual cycle.
New patients often ask – Why do I need a multi-vitamin? A high quality multi helps make up for nutrient deficiencies that may be present in our body. The key is high quality – a study done a few years ago by ConsumerLab.com found that more than half of the multi-vitamins tested did not meet their own label requirements and some were even contaminated by toxins such as lead.
Yet another study points to dietary intervention as an effective means of lowering cholesterol. Statin drugs have long been touted as a miracle drug, but their side effects are often too much to bear for some patients. In this latest study that is making news headlines all over – patients were prescribed a diet low in saturated fat (the control group) or the ‘dietary portfolio’ group that incorporated cholesterol lowering foods such as plant sterols, soy protein, viscous fibers and nuts.
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month! Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that occurs when the growth cycle of skin cells is sped up due to faulty communication from our immune system. Due to the skin cell growth cycle being too fast, dead skin cells build up on the skin’s surface in a patient with psoriasis.
B Vitamins are involved in many metabolic reactions within the human body and they play a key role in skin health, immune and nervous system function, muscle tone and the prevention of anemia. Vitamin B – encompasses a group of 8 vitamins that are found in food items, a supplement or injection that contains these sub-types is called a B Complex. B Vitamins are crucial in the normal functions of our body and prolonged deficiencies can lead to health complications.