Natural and Alternative Treatments - A Holistic Approach In Medicine
With all the current talk about swine flu, it is time to consider bolstering my immune system so if I do get sick, I’ll recover faster. I know a good diet is important, but what besides vitamins is a good idea?
Can too much salt in a cats diet cause it to develope high blood pressure, if so, what are the signs?
I am in my 20’s and am being proactive against the aging process. My diet is full of fruits and vegetables, but I am also taking several vitamins like grape seed extract, fish oil and several other vitamins to combat skin aging. We may get old, but I would prefer to look and feel young. Is this effective at prevention of sagging and wrinkles or am I just wasting my money?
I know that a lot of people are turning to all organic diets. Is organic food really more nutritious than normal food? Why is non organic food bad for you? Do YOU follow an all organic diet? Why or why not? Thanks.
1) Change in diet?
2) If the tumor came in high speed, is that means it will continue for the same rate to grow?
Thank you.
My grandmother survived colon cancer about 5 years ago. I want to do all I can to prevent it. I figured I would start by eating healthier and adding more fiber and water to my diet. I also just started taking dual action cleanse. I got it from walmart, so i didn’t pay a ton of money for it. Is it safe?
I was at the doctor for really bad pains which just ended up being severe constipation. Well, now it’s been 4 almost 5 days since I’ve passed a bowl movement. I got a prescription that is like Metamucil (sp?) but stronger and it’s not helping. I’ve also been changing my diet to add in more water and more fiber. How much longer should I wait to go back into the doctor?
I’ve seen all these adds online about some miracle acai berry diet and I’ve read and heard that the acai berry is a great berry full with antioxidants and what not. But how does it help you lose weight?
I want to incorporate more of omega 3 fatty acids into my diet and am looking for foods that are the highest in it. I have access to a lot of salmon (daughter of a comercial fisherman) but I just want to know how many mg of it I need. Thank you in advance for your input!
I just read in Womans World about this diet that targets belly fat. The article read that if you consume a lot of monounsaturated fatty acids, MUFA’s, women have lost up to 7 lbs and 5 inches off their stomachs in days. Why does this occur? Is it affective?
I’ve read that for some health conditions I have it would help if I started an organic diet. I know Whole Foods has organic food, but I’m not sure how to start this.
Do you do it gradually?
Are there organic versions of all kinds of foods?
Is it really easier on your liver?
Do you have to cook everything from scratch?
Are there any organic food restaurants in Chicago?
Has anyone switched over and have advice for a newbie?
What causes migraines so bad that a person suddenly collapes with very little or no warning, often accompanied by profuse vomiting and aura? Mine are well controlled now, but no doctor has ever explained to me what all is behind this.
I have never gone unconscious with mine, but would just suddenly go down, fully aware of what was going on, but totally unable to get up during the worst of it. Yes, I had seen a headache specialist 75 miles away, but had to quit when my back pain (from the falls) prevented me from being physically able to go, and when I was even getting sick while on the drugs. My symptoms are well controlled now with a strictly organic diet, so that I very rarely get a migraine or vertigo. However, no one has ever explained the mechanism behind it. I was tested for oxygen level after an attack, and it showed normal. No one has ever tested me while an attack is actually going on, as the worst of it is so sudden, and the worst of it leaves just as suddenly, and then I am left with the residual effects.
If lack of oxygen is possibly behind this, like some answers suggest, then what causes the sudden lack of oxygen, and what causes the oxygen level to normalize when, after an attack, I am tested at the emergency room for oxygen levels and it is shown to be normal?
And, no neurologist ever explained any of this to me although I had seen several neurologists in several states.
Not even my headache specialist ever really answered this question although I saw her for more than a year.
Doctors just kept treating it like a "typical" migraine headache…you know, the kind with severe head pain, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, etc.
I am having to ask here because of not having any luck getting my questions answered anywhere else.
I’m not looking for the usual, general information about migraine headaches, their triggers, their causes, etc.
What I am talking about is very different from that.
I am looking at what causes a usual migraine headache to become a violent, life-threatening ordeal.
Thus far, none of the answers has explained this.
I have every reason to believe, after having studied this, that MSG is the culprit behind my most violent and potentially life-threatening symptoms. I’m not the only person to have collapsed from MSG, and the excitotoxin has been linked to numerous health problems.
It makes sense, given that when I stray at all off my organic diet I get sick again, as organic food does not tend to have added MSG in it, and conventional food tends to have it in high doses.
I was actually tested for whether my blood pressure drops when I suddenly stand, suddenly switch to sitting, lying down, etc., and even that test for me showed normal.
And, like I said, it seems a bit more than ironic that I don’t get these symptoms when I completely avoid MSG and artificial sweeteners.
Also, I am not talking about fainting when getting up too quickly or otherwise changing positions too quickly. I am talking about walking down the street and doing other everyday tasks, and suddenly collapsing, getting very dizzy, and vomiting.
I’ve been reading up on how to reduce cellulite but I exsersice a decent amount and my diet isn’t to toxin filled…so I don’t really understand why I have enormous amounts of it. I also ready about how over-working legs can cause it on the front thigh, which is where mine is…hmmm. I’m wondering if its caused be my workout fanatic stage last summer.
BLEH who has secrets to reveal about eliminating cellulite?
seriously I need help.
And eat dinner at the end? Or is it really pointless. Just to start off my new diet, for faster results.
Ever since I was born, I’ve always had a chronic constipation problem. I contribute lots of fiber in my diet, lots of fruits and vegetables, grains, whole wheat breads and cereals, I take a mild laxative, and stool softener each morning to help. I also
chew fiber chews as well. I can sometimes go 14 days without a bowel movement, and it’s a very hard, dry stool which is usually quite painful to pass, what can I do that I haven’t already been doing to relieve these symptoms?
