HERBS 1001

EARTH ALMANAC

2009-03-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

Why do dogs and cats eat grass? Probably to purge themselves of tainted food. Likewise, wild animals medicate themselves with certain plants of the world's rain forests. And such behavior is leading scientists to study the same plants, partly because this natural pharmacopoeia may also benefit mankind - if destruction of rain forests can be slowed.

In Tanzania a chimpanzee seeks out a plant of the spiderwort family. Instead of chewing the leaves, it swallows them whole. Harvard University anthropologist Richard Wrangham suspects the purpose to be medicinal, because chimps eat another plant, Aspilia, the same way. Aspilia contains a red oil called thiarubrine-A, which is very potent against bacteria, fungi, and parasites, according to Eloy Rodriquez of the University of California at Irvine. He believes that swallowing the leaves without chewing allows most of the medication to be released in the intestines where the parasites are found.

Chimps select such plants, even though they provide few nutrients. But other animals get food along with a taste of their own medicine, researchers are finding. In Ethiopia baboons eat a fruit containing an agent that attacks parasites. In Brazil the fertility of muriqui monkeys may be linked to the plants they eat at certain times of the year. And in Costa Rica howler monkeys even eat different plants that may determine the sex of their offspring.

Source : National Geographic.

ACUPUNCTURE : HEALING WITH PIN PRICKS

2009-02-26T20:42:00.000-08:00

Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating fine filiform needles into specific points on the body to relieve pain on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes. The word acupuncture comes from the Latin acus, “needle”, and pungere, “to prick”.

In the 1970’s, acupuncture became better known in the United States after an article appeared in The New York Times by James Reston, who underwent an emergency appendectomy while visiting China.

While standard anesthesia was used for the actual surgery, Reston was treated with acupuncture for post-operative discomfort. The National Acupuncture Association (NAA), the first national association of acupuncture in the US, introduced acupuncture to the West through seminars and research presentations. The NAA created and staffed the UCLA Acupuncture Pain clinic in 1972.

According to Wikipedia, the online dictionary, this was the first legal clinic in a medical school setting in the US. The first acupuncture clinic in the US is claimed to have been opened by Dr Yao Wu Lee in Washington, DC on July 9^th, 1972.

The Internal Revenue Service allowed acupuncture to be deducted as a medical expense beginning in 1973. The World Health Organisation, the National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NC-CAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NH), the American Medical Association (AMA) and various government reports have studied and commented on the efficacy of acupuncture.

There is general agreement that acupuncture is safe when administered by well-trained practitioners using sterile needles, and that further research is appropriate. From November 3 to 5, 1997, an independent panel of experts of the NH Consensus Development Conference stated that “promising results have emerged showing efficacy of acupuncture in adult postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting and in post-operative dental pain”.

“There are other situations, such as addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteo-arthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma, in which acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management program”.

The conclusion of the NIH Consensus Statement was, “There is sufficient evidence of acupuncture’s value to expand its use into conventional medicine and to encourage further studies of its physiology and clinical value.”

That was a major break through for acupuncture. There to be no looking back after that. This ancient art of healing had come a long way. Indeed, even in the eighties when I was studying pharmacy, the joke amongst us was “oh acupuncture, when you have a headache, stick a needle in your toes”!

Today, acupuncture is also taught at the capital of organized modern medicine – Harvard Medical School. Today, it is also big business. More and more third party insurance companies and worker safety insurance boards are recognizing the effectiveness of acupuncture, enabling patient treatments to be billable under most health and wellness plans.

You think of acupuncture as a current “fad”. It is not. In China, the practice of acupuncture can perhaps be traced as far back as the Stone Age, with the Bian shi, or sharpened stones. Stone acupuncture needles dating back to 3000 B.C. have been found by archeologists in Inner Mongolia.

Clearer evidence exists from the first millennium, and archeological evidence has been identified with the period of the Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). It has gained recognition within Western medicine for its vast healing properties only in the early part of the last century.

Acupuncture is increasingly popular as it:

Is not as invasive as most medical procedures
Has a faster recovery time
Has very minimal side effects

That is a big plus in a world where the pendulum is definitely swinging away from modern medicine and its drugs as well as procedures. During acupunctures, a series of thin, solid needles are inserted at different points into the body. There are more than two thousand of these points that run along what are called meridians or pathways. There are fourteen pathways within the body that keep the body’s energy, or Qi (pronounced chee), flowing.

It is believed that when these meridians become blocked, then illness occurs. After insertions, the needles are then manipulated by various means, and the patient is left to relax for a period of time.

Once that time has expired, the needles are removed. It often takes several visits to work on a painful problem, so instantaneous relief should not be expected. Like all traditional medicine, acupuncture works slowly and gently.

Indeed, the medical profession is increasingly taking it more seriously. Medical doctors like anesthesiologists, physicians, neurologists are becoming trained practitioners in the field of acupuncture treatments. This treatment works by generating the effects through the nervous system.

Acupuncture may reduce the brain chemistry by controlling the release of the neuro-hormones and neurotransmitters thus controlling the nervous system which is directly related to the involuntary body functions, sensation that normalize the blood functions, sensation that normalize the blood flow, blood temperature and the blood pressure. - NST.

SNIP IT OFF

2009-02-22T18:46:00.000-08:00

Image consultant Wendy Lee says women know men through body language and that it took only 15 minutes to read someone.

"Image encompasses things like your values, skills and flare but 55 per cent of it is based on first impressions," says Wendy from Chapter One Asia. "You may have a chance to make a second impression, but how often does that happen? Girls go by their gut feeling and that's usually not wrong. They can tell if you're a good or bad person during the first meeting. Being too boastful is a major turnoff but being too shy is not going to help you score with women either."

Wendy says generally Malaysian men are sloppy. If they put in just a little bit of effort, they'll stand out from the rest.

"A well-dressed man knows how to put everything together. It just takes a little bit of time to make yourself look better. But some people just don't know how to dress with style. While your girlfriend is shopping in a mall, why not look around at men's clothing stores? Look at how they display clothes and try to copy styles. After a while it will come naturally. For instance, you should not mix casual with elegant, unless you really know what you are doing. As far as ties go, there are about eigiht types of collars widely used here. Spend a little time learning how to tie your knots according to the collar. Your knot has to be balanced."

But all the clothes in the world are not gling to help, unless you wash, dry and iron them well. Men who wear muggy clothes, Wendy says, are a major turn off.

"Women will assume a man who has smelly clothes will have bad breath. If a man can't take care of his shirt, how is he going to take care of himself? Don't think a sloppily ironed shirt is going to go unnoticed."

She says when it comes to razors, many men grab the cheapest one on the shelf.

"Men who are concerned about their image will invest in a good product instead of a RM2 disposable razor. They risk losing their 'face value'.

"Younger men are willing to spend a bit more money on cleaning up. Most beauty product companies are targeting them. But it's harder to change the older generation."

When it comes to facial hair, Wendy says, many men get it completely wrong.

"As a rule of thumb, a moustache has to be groomed to see the upper lip. Glide the comb through your facial hair and whatever sticks out has to be cut."

When it comes to looks, she says, the more you try to cover, the more people will want to see what you are hiding.

"Be it uneven eyebrows or a funny lip. Work with what you have, don't make it worse. For those who are balding, comb-overs are a big 'no-no'.

"And as a rule of thumb, sideburns should be above or half the length of your ear. Curly sideburns are disgusting, get rid of it."

Wendy says these principles of attractiveness are a proven fact, even at work.

"A study done in the United States followed the lives of 700 graduates. After 10 years, results showed that the better looking graduates had higher paying jobs and got more promotions.

"But it's not all about looks. Human beings are not dumb. They know a superficial package when they see one. People don't want an empty shell. Men have to have confidence and a sense of humour. It's the whole package. Change your outfit and you will change your personality."

GAMBLING COULD BE GENETIC

2009-02-18T20:48:00.001-08:00

No stomach for the ups and downs of the financial market? Or maybe you lost everything in the global economic downturn? Genes important for mood and risk-taking likely played a role, US researchers reported recently.

They found surprisingly clear-cut links between two genes and the willingness of people to gamble with money. The study, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ONE, supports others that point to brain chemicals and their roles in financial risk-taking.

The genes involve dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked with movement and risk-taking, and serotonin, a neurotransmitter important in controlling mood. People with the high-risk version of the dopamine gene tended to invest in risky but potentially lucrative propositions, while those with the high anxiety version of serotonin managed their money more carefully. Camelia Kuhnen and Joan Chiao of Northwestern University in Chicago reported.

"We gave volunteers money and asked them to invest the money as they wanted," Kuhnen said. The 60 volunteers, mostly students, also gave saliva samples for a DNA test. A third of the volunteers had the high-risk profile and another third had the high anxiety profile.

Although two different genes were involved, the two types did not overlap in this group, Kuhnen said. People with the anxious version of the serotonin transporter gene 5_HTTLPR invested 28 per cent less money in risky investments than people with the non-anxious version.

People with the high risk-taking version of the dopamine gene DRD4 invested about 25 per cent more in risky investments than those with the more common version, the researchers said.

"As we sort through the devastating consequences of this financial crisis, it might be useful to note how our genetic heritage is influencing our economic behavior," Chiao said.

99 STRAINS OF THE COMMON COLD

2009-02-17T20:41:00.004-08:00

Scientists have unraveled the genetic code of the common cold - 99 known strains of it, to be exact. But don't expect the feat to lead to a cure for the sniffling any time soon. It turns out that rhino viruses are even more complicated than researchers originally thought.

In fact, the genetic blueprints showed that you can catch two separate strains of cold at the same time - and those strains then can swap their genetic material inside your body to make a whole new strain.

It is why we'll never have a vaccine for the common cold, said biochemist Ann Palmenberg of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who led the three teams that assembled the family tree of the world's rhino-viruses.

"No vaccine, but maybe a drug," she said.

Why? The outside of these viruses - the part your body's immune system must recognize - are hugely variable, making it hard to envision a vaccine that would work against very many strains. But the inside components, what Palmenberg calls the guts of the virus, are remarkably similar from strain to strain, offering targets for therapy.

Adults typically get two to four colds a year, while school children may get as many as 10. But they do more than cause a runny nose. Rhino viruses can trigger asthma attacks and play a role in sinusitis, certain ear infections and pneumonia.

Yet these viruses are remarkably mysterious for such a common bug. It was only in the past two years that scientists discovered there aren't two main groups of the viruses but three - and this new "Group C" collection is nasty, tenting to lodge deep in the lungs, Palmenberg said.

Wisconsin researchers paired with teams at the University of Maryland and J. Craig Venter Institute to decipher the genetic sequences of all known Group A and B rhino viruses strains and see how they're related to the newer Group C strains.

The resulting cold family tree organizes human rhino viruses into 15 distinct branches that evolved over time. Now the hunt is on to define the viral commonalities on each branch, in the quest for anti-cold drugs. - AP.

MUTANT DNA LATEST IN AIDS ARSENAL

2009-02-16T20:22:00.000-08:00

California biotechnology company Sangamo BioSciences Inc said recently it would start human testing of a new approach to treating the AIDS virus that involves deliberately damaging the patient's DNA.

The approach is based on research that has long shown that people with a certain mutation in a gene called CCR5 resist infection with the fatal and incurable virus. The gene controls a doorway called a receptor in immune system cells. The human immunodeficiency virus uses the CCR5 receptor to latch onto the cells it infects.

Sangamo's drug SB-728-T disrupts CCR5. It is a zinc finger nuclease - a compound that can slice open molecules. This one is specifically designed to disrupt CCR5. The company plans to remove immune cells called CD4 T-cells from HIV, treat them with the drug and re-infuse them. The hope is these damaged cells will thrive and multiply and give the patients an immune system resistant to HIV.

"This is the first time that we have had the ability to make a patient's T-cells permanently resistant to infection by CCR5 - specific strains of HIV and we are very excited to begin a clinical trial of this novel zinc finger nuclease-based therapy," said Dr Carl June of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, who will help test patients.

"The ability to protect immune cells from infection with HIV and the expansion of CCR5-modified T-cells has the potential to provide long-term control of both the virus itself and eventually the opportunistic infections characteristic of AIDS," said June.

In November, German researchers reported that a bone marrow transplant to replace the immune system of an HIV patient with leukaemia not only treated his cancer, but appeared to have suppressed the AIDS virus as well. The transplant was from a donor who had the CCR5 mutation. - Reuters.

WHERE DO YOU TURN TO WHEN IN PAIN?

2009-02-15T18:36:00.000-08:00

Pain management is so important because it's not so much death itself as the pain experience that most patients fear. "The relief of suffering at end-of-life issues should never be an option for anyone," says Hospis Malaysia deputy medical director Dr Sylvia Mc-Carthy.

"It should be regarded as a human right. It's difficult to manage the psychological aspect if patients are in severe pain and are experiencing other distressing symptoms."

Pain management is one of the key areas of palliative care. Palliative care is the complete philosophy of care that addresses all aspects of a patient's life. It involves any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms. The aim is to reduce suffering and to improve the quality of life of people facing serious, complex illnesses such as cancer, pulmonary disorders, renal disease and chronic heart failure.

Dr Mc Carthy says in the vast majority of hospitals, this is an unmet need as dying if often seen as the consequences of a failure to cure rather than a responsibility to care.

"Palliative care should be the right of every patient who's facing a life-limiting illness. We don't use the word 'terminally ill' because it is now recognised that anyone suffering from a life-limiting illness, not just cancer patients, can benefit from palliative care.

"The aim is to create a pain free environment. By providing comfort and relief from pain, Hospis Malaysia hopes to help patients make the most of each month, week or day of their remaining lives.

"It's all about improving quality of life. It's a holistic approach that acknowledges the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients. "No one should have to manage pain in isolation. Some patients eventually get better, while others don't. But either way, what we do helps the patient cope. It's about providing good support. It's individualised care."

In dealing with any illness, Dr Mc Carthy says, there's always something that can be done to help a patient. "Before we begin pain management, we prepare a set of questions to better understand what the patient is going through. We ask them things like how the illness has impacted their life? What's the most important to them? What's their biggest problem?"

She says it's important to address these concerns as fear, uncertainty and tension increase an individual's reaction to pain. "After we understand the patient's situation better, we provide support be it medical, phycisally or emotionally. We provide care, company, and activities that help patients find meaning in their experience and achieve realistic goals. Exploring new possibilities in life, no matter how small, make a world of difference when one's time is limited."

Ghauri Aggarwal, the head of the Department of Palliative Medicine at Concorde hospital Sydney, says Australia has known the importance of palliative care for many decades. "Malaysia is still far behind in terms of realising the importance of pain management, but it can't afford to ignore the matter any longer. Malaysia is lucky because it doesn't have to make the same mistakes other countries have already made. It can learn from the others. Malaysia can leap forward to a different growth and development."

"Besides pushing for the palliative care system to be in place in hospitals, the government should make sure it has the resources, space and expertise. Unless you have that, you're not going to go very far."

Can we afford to have this service in every hospital? "I don't see why not. Palliative care should be a separate department attached to the in-patient unit. In Australia, this system is available in every part of the country. Studies have shown usefulness, both in community and hospitals guide to end of life care, especially in making clinical decisions."

"Diseases are complex. It's so important to look at the whole aspect of a patient's life. The biggest thing is awareness of the fact that there's management options available. Get rid or myths attached to hospitals. Some patients don't go because of fear, and some are ignorant. But we need to empower them to make decisions."

When you know something is available, she says, you should go for it. "Unfortunately, even some doctors and nurses are ignorant. Malaysia needs to look at awareness among medical workers and patients.

"But this is an exciting time in Malaysia, as people are becoming more aware of their rights and options. Pain management is the right of every human being. On the part of the patients, there's some ignorance about the medical services available. Many hospitals here already have palliative care services. Anyone who thinks they may need it should ask for it. It's your right."

"But having said that, Malaysia is still far behind in making this a 'must' in all hospitals. This system is mainly available in private hospitals that charge a lot for this type of care."

What if you don't want to go to a hospital?

She says many patients refuse to go to hospitals, but this should not be a hindrance to providing palliative care. "There's many ways of providing care for patients in the comfort of their own home. The government should be looking into increasing experts in this field. "It's not about the fluffy stuff. It's not just about sitting there and holding your hand. There're many useful things that can be done."

People think pain management is about death and dying, she says, but it's also about bringing hope and living with the disease. "Palliative care is not something you should seek at the end of an illness, the earlier you receive palliative care the better. Yes, you have a disease. But how do you live with it? That's the question that everyone should be asking." - NST.

LIFE INVESTMENT

2009-02-10T23:04:00.000-08:00

Forget about the credit crunch, political unrest and increasing crime rate for the moment. Nothing saddens us more than seeing our children ill, especially if they are stricken with a serious illness. Life insurance may cover the cost of treatment but how do you increase their chances of getting well? You could perhaps turn to Cord Blood Banking (CBB).

The idea may not be new but the lukewarm reception among Malaysians thus far probably indicates that many are still not aware of its potential. The idea is very simple; parents store their baby's blood from the umbilical cord for a certain period.

Blood from the cord is full of the baby's stem cells. Stem cells are cells that have not been changed into a specific cell yet. They are master cells that will transform into the cells that form the human organs. They still have the potential to become any cell in any part of the body - the skin, heart, liver, etc.

Medical science expects an enormous leap forward from the use of stem cells in the treatment of certain diseases. Given the fact that umbilical cord stem cells have not yet developed into features that can be recognised by our body cells and tissues, it is less prone to develop Graft versus Host Disease than either bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells.

Graft versus Host Disease is a common complication of allogenic bone marrow transplantation in which functional immune cells in the transplanted marrow recognise the reception as "foreign" and mount an immunologic attack.

The CBB allows you to store baby's blood in case the stem cells need to be used for medical reasons. If it happens that your child is suffering from a critical disease, the cord blood that you've stored would come in handy.

According to CryoCord corporate relations manager Ham Kow Jack, the research on CBB started 20 years ago and CBB has been widely practised the world over. "In Malaysia, CBB is relatively new, but in the United States, China and Singapore it is a norm to store cord blood," Ham said.

"CBB is meant to treat diseases and and is an alternative to the bone marrow transplant. The difference is that it is less painful and complicated, and the rate of rejection is also low," he added.

CryoCord is one of the companies in the country that stores cord blood. The company was established in 2002 and has so far stored cord blood from more than 10,000 customers. "We take pride in what we are doing and we are very strict when it comes to the blood tests," CryoCord assistant marketing manager Adrian Mak said.

"We do not store contaminated blood and we process the blood in a ISO Class 5 (Class 100) cleanroom, which further reduces the possibility of contamination," he added. Mak explained that they would carry out tests to ensure that the blood is not contaminated or carrying any diseases such as HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis B or C.

Tests are also conducted to measure sterility, viability and cell count of the cord blood unit. Both cord blood and maternal blood samples are sent to an internationally accredited laboratory for testing. In general, there are two types of storage: private and public. Private storage of the cord blood would cater to the use of the customer's family while public storage would be for the use of whoever is in need of it.

Cord blood may be stored for anywhere between five to 21 years. The storage fee runs from RM2,000 to RM5,000. The prices for CBB vary among companies offering the services. At the moment, CBB is more suitable for children as the volume of cells may not be sufficient enough for adults. Still, adults can include both cord blood and bone marrow to treat their diseases.

The diseases that can be treated with cord blood include thalassemia, anaemia, leukemia, stem cell disorders, platelet abnormalities, malignancies and autoimmune diseases.

DON'T STOP THE INTIMACY

2009-02-09T21:58:00.000-08:00

Why should our golden years be dry and dreary? This is the question many baby boomers are asking. They're unwilling to give up their weekly badminton game, ballroom classes or sex lives just because of a number.

Baby boomer is used to describe a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom (1946-1964). This generation has found that their parents are living longer, their children are seeking a better education, and they themselves are having children later in life.

But even more surprisingly, this same group is breaking the stereotype that a healthy sex life is only for the young. A recent United States survey of married men and women showed that 87% of married men and 89% of married women in the 60-64 age range are sexually active.

Those numbers drop in advancing years, but 29% of men and 25% of women over the age of 80 are still sexually active. Some may argue that that's hardly the case in Malaysia. But associate professor Nathan Vytialingam of the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society says many of our very own baby boomers are craving intimacy in their later years.

"First things, first. Let's get it clear that intimacy is not only about sexual intercourse," says Vytialingam. "Intimacy can happen through different ways. It could be as simple as reading a book together or going on frequent holidays. Keeping that communication level open at least once a week is something many people want but are afraid to ask for. But it's an expression of love for the couple and not a matter of lust."

He says many couples in the late 50's experience the empty nest syndrome. "After years of taking care of the children and running around doing chores, many elderly people don't know how to communicate with their spouse anymore. They've been focusing of taking care of other things, often times neglecting the marriage. The breakdown in communication built up over the years can be hard to undo. But all it takes are simple things, like walking hand in hand on the street."

And for all the younger people who are going, "Eewww!" at that very thought. Shame on you.

Nathan says when it comes to young people feeling disgusted at the thought of the elderly being affectionate; it's all a matter of ego.

"What the first thing that comes to a young person's mind when you think about an elder couple being intimate? They think it's disgusting. They don't want to think about it, much less talk about it. But baby boomers are more open about the matter, because they understand that it's a matter of companionship. And they're willing to do a lot to get back that level of intimacy."

And yet, there's the reality of ageing. Health issues are cited as the main reason most baby boomers don't embark on igniting that spark in their marriage. A survey of nearly 1,400 adults aged 45 and older, showed that 64% of men and 68% of women who have sexual partners are extremely satisfied with their lives.

But it also showed that 22% of men and 7% of women reported that they had to now or in the past take medicine, hormone or other treatment to enhance sexual performance. Unfortunately aging, Nathan says, comes with many health issues that could affect intimacy.

"For women it's menopause, for men it's a drop in testosterone levels. There's no denying that sexual problems can arise, like erectile dysfunction. Other people may have ailments like arthritis and asthma. But if these problems are identified, they can be corrected.

"Baby boomers need to realise that it's normal to have these problems as you age. But there's medication out there. Consult a doctor or a psychologist, get help if you need it. The worst thing you can do is to suffer in silence because you're too embarrassed."

Nathan says being intimate may also lengthen your life span and improve your quality of life.

Source: Clinical psychologist, Urmilah Dass

Cured Meat Link To Leukaemia

2009-02-03T21:20:00.001-08:00

Quoted from New Straits Times, Tuesday, February 3 2009, compiled by Kasmiah Mustapha.

Children who regularly eat cured meats such as bacon and hot dogs may have a higher risk of leukaemia. Vegetables and soy products help protect against cancer, a new study suggests.

The findings, reported in the online journal BMC Cancer, point to an association between these foods and the leukaemia risk - but do not prove cause-and effect.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston found that among 515 Taiwanese children and teenagers with and without leukaemia, those who ate cured meats and fish more than once a week had a 74 percent higher risk of the disease than those who rarely ate these foods.

On the other hand, children who often ate vegetables and soy products, like tofu, had their risk halved.

Long-term human studies, as well as animal studies, are still needed to see what role, if any, dietary factors have in the development of leukaemia, said the researchers.

However, based on this and previous studies, they recommend that children should not eat high amounts of cured meats and fish.

During the curing process, foods are preserved and flavoured by the addition of salt, sugar and chemicals called nitrites; the foods are often smoked as well.

Nitrites are precursors to compounds known as nitrosamines, which are potentially cancer-promoting.

In contrast, vegetables and soy contain antioxidants that may help neutralise these compounds.

SMOKING MAY CAUSE OBESITY

If you think smoking will make you thin, think again. A new study casts doubts on the common assumption that smokers have their unhealthy habit to thank for keeping them thin.

Instead, it is found that teens who smoked heavily were more likely to grow up fat.

Researchers from the University of Helsinki in Finland said although there's no evidence that cigarettes directly cause obesity, it's one more factor people should take into account when they consider taking up smoking.

They looked at the findings from questionnaires given to 4,296 Finnish twins born between 1975 and 1979. They were studies at four points between the ages of 16 and 27.

The researchers found that those who smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day at ages 16 to 18 were more likely to be fat around the waist.

The higher rate remained even when researchers adjusted their figures to account for the possible effects of other factors. Women, meanwhile, were more likely to be obese.

Researchers said it could have something to do with changes in the body's metabolism - its ability to process food and keep fat from building up.

The findings were published in the American Journal of Public Health.

BPA MAY LINGER LONGER IN THE BODY

A controversial chemical used in many plastic products may remain in the body longer than previously thought, and people may be ingesting it from sources other than food.

Researchers from the University of Rochester looked at the levels of the chemical in the urine of 1,469 people.

They tracked how urine levels of BPA (Bisphenol A) declined based on the length of time a person had fasted. But they found that people who fasted for 8.5 hours, for example, had about the same BPA levels as those who fasted for 24 hours.

While BPA was thought to be quickly and completely eliminated from the body through urine, the study found that those who had fasted for a whole day still had significant levels of the chemical.

The researchers suggested BPA may hang around in the body longer than previously thought or that it may get into the body through sources other than food, perhaps including tap water or house dust.

BPA may get into fat tissue, from where it might be released more slowly.

The study was published in the Environmental Health Perspective journal.

BPA is used in many food and beverage containers, in the coating of food cans and in some medical devices. It mimics the hormone estrogen in the body. People consume it when it leaches from plastic containers into baby formula, water or food. - Agencies.

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EASY QUIT SYSTEM

2008-07-29T22:57:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of trying and failing to quit smoking by using bogus pills, sprays, gum or patches?

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Chromium as a Cholesterol Reducer Supplement

2008-02-26T19:31:00.000-08:00

Chromium is an essential trace mineral first discovered in 1955. Although our bodies contain only a few milligrams, even this tiny amount is critical for regulating insulin and blood sugar levels, as well as activating enzymes essential for energy production. We get chromium through food, primarily yeast, grains, nuts, prunes, potatoes, and seafood. But we don't get enough overall; many Americans are deficient in chromium. One reason is that diets high in refined sugar leach chromium right out of us.

Recent studies find that supplementing with chromium may not only lower cholesterol but also help stabilize blood sugar levels and improve insulin sensitivity. Thus, it may be particularly beneficial to people with metabolic syndrome or diabetes. What the research shows: In one small study of 28 people, those taking 200 micrograms of chromium daily for 42 days had significant decreases in both total cholesterol and LDL, decreases that didn't occur when they took a placebo. At least eight other studies have found that chromium supplementation improved cholesterol. And numerous studies found supplementing with at least 400 micrograms of chromium improved fasting glucose levels, a sign of improved insulin sensitivity.

Be aware that chromium may take several weeks or even months to yield results. Who should take it: People with metabolic syndrome or diabetes, as well as anyone susceptible to chromium deficiency (including athletes, the elderly, and people who follow diets high in refined sugar). Recommended dose: 200 to 400 micrograms a day in divided doses for people with insulin resistance; 400 to 1,000 micrograms a day in divided doses for people with diabetes. Use chromium picolinate as your source. For everyone else the amount in a multivitamin should be sufficient. Warnings/contraindications: If you have diabetes, check with your doctor; taking chromium may alter your requirements for insulin or other diabetes medication.

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CROHN DISEASE MIRACLE BREAKTHROUGH

2007-12-26T06:07:00.000-08:00

Crohn's Is Just The Beginning and Warning Sign
Of A Total Breakdown Inside Your Body Due To Our Modern Lifestyle That Takes Us 'Out Of Balance'..

This is when you develop "Crohn's"... And if you don't stop the attacks on your body, you develop even more serious conditions and eventually truly life-threatening health problems.

Our radical change in diet and lifestyle in the last 100 years has actually transformed your body into a toxic wasteland.

Here’s what leading scientist, Dr Robert O. Young, has to say about the ROOT cause of Crohn's:

"There is only One Sickness and One Disease, and this one ‘sickness’ is the over-acidification of the body due primarily to an inverted way of living, thinking, and eating... there can therefore be only one remedy and treatment, and that is to alkalise the body and break the cycle of imbalance, thus allowing us to experience the energy, vitality and true health we’re all meant to have."
Dr. Young is an American microbiologist and nutrition scientist and known as one of the top research scientists in the world. His findings are currently sending shockwaves throughout the scientific community.

Published in noted medical journals and having conducted tests in collaboration with the John Hopkins Medical School, his findings are irrefutable and indisputable.

Dr. Robert O. Young,
Microbiologist and Scientist, author of "The pH Miracle".

Prevent Premature Ejaculation

2007-07-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

Self distraction is one of the way to prevent premature ejaculation If your arousal levels are getting too high and a climax is beginning, take a deep breath and think about something else, something very boring if possible.

When you are less aroused but maintaining an erection you can then continue. Stop and start method for premature ejaculation several times according to your needs. If you find yourself nearing climax withdraw your penis from your partner and allow yourself to relax enough to prevent ejaculation. By starting and stopping sexual stimulation you can learn to prolong the sex act.

Squeeze method can help prevent premature ejaculation. This method involves either the man or his partner squeezing (fairly firmly) the end or the tip of the penis for 10 to 20 seconds when ejaculation is imminent, withholding stimulation for about 30 seconds, then continuing stimulation. This can be repeated until ejaculation is desired. The stop and start method can be used with the squeeze method as well.

Desensitizing creams for premature ejaculation can also be used. Creams can be used to desensitize the end of the penis. They act like a local or topical anesthetic. Thicker condoms (or two condoms) can also desensitize by decreasing sensitivity and therefore stimulation, thus prolonging the sexual act.

More foreplay prevents premature ejaculation. Stimulate your partner to a state of high arousal before you have your genitals touched, that way ejaculation and orgasm can be achieved about the same time.

Masturbation to prevent premature ejaculation is another effective way. Practice different methods by yourself. Getting to know your feelings and sensations gives you the chance to gain confidence.

Remember getting good at sex and overcoming premature ejaculation can take a bit of time. Practice makes perfect. If you find that things are not improving then help is available from sex therapists who are experts in this field.

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Revitol Lightens and Brightens your Skin

2007-06-27T19:16:00.000-07:00

Revitol is an extraordinary new antioxidant product made from Chilean tree bark. Lumiskin gives dramatic results in controlling melanin, the pigment that makes skin darker.

It inhibits stress receptors, so that your skin doesn't turn discolored. Revitol has been found to make the skin more radiant, to lighten complexions effectively, and to make skin color more even.

If you are concerned about your appearance, you should give Revitol a try. And you can notice the difference on your skin, from dull and dark skin to a more radiant, glowing and fair skin that you have always dreamt of.

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Quit Smoking!

2007-06-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

The world is filled with people who believe quitting smoking is simply a matter of will power. The majority of those people are, of course, non-smokers. If you are a smoker who has tried to quit only to fail time and time again, the problem does not lie with your will or desire. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances on Earth, and you will have a much better chance of success if you have some help.

You can walk into any pharmacy and find countless products that are designed to help you quit smoking. The problem is that most of them do not work. Many of the gums and patches on the market contain nicotine, so even as you are using them to quit, you still can't get the chemical out of your system! At Ultra Herbal, our Nicocure patches offer you an effective, natural alternative to the nicotine-derived products on the market.

Our patches represent the fastest and safest way for you to quit smoking. By combining the effects of a variety of natural formulas, Nicocure patches are able to reproduce the properties of nicotine without the harm of nicotine. They allow your brain to release dopamine just as it does when you smoke. This means that you will not undergo the mental and physical stress generally associated with quitting. With Nicocure, you can quickly and safely be on your way to a healthier you!

When you use our patches, you'll find that you lose the desire to smoke completely. Even if you get the urge to cheat during the process, after one puff, you'll find that Nicocure makes smoking unpleasant--the temptation will be gone! We are so confident that our natural alternative will work for you that we offer a full money-back guarantee. There's nothing to lose!

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Antioxidant levels : Key to prostate cancer risk in some men

2007-05-25T21:01:00.000-07:00

Greater levels of selenium, vitamin E and the tomato carotenoid lycopene have been shown to reduce prostate cancer in one out of every four Caucasian males, or those who inherit a specific genetic variation that is particularly sensitive to oxidative stress, say US researchers.

Conversely, if carriers of this genetic variant have low levels of these vitamins and minerals, their risk of aggressive prostate increases substantially, as great as 10-fold, over those who maintain higher levels of these nutrients, they write in today’s issue of Cancer Research.

"This large prospective study provides further evidence that oxidative stress may be one of the important mechanisms for prostate cancer development and progression, and adequate intake of antioxidants, such as selenium, lycopene and vitamin E, may help prevent prostate cancer," said Dr Haojie Li, a researcher at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

The new findings are based on an analysis of 567 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1982 and 1995, and 764 cancer-free men from the Physicians Health Study.

The initial goal of this study was to assess the effect of aspirin and beta-carotene on men's health. Li’s team decided to check for variants of the gene that codes for manganese superoxide dismutatase (MnSOD), an important enzyme that works as an antioxidant in human cells to defend against disease.

The MnSOD gene is passed from parents to offspring in one of three forms: VV, VA or AA.

"Compared with men with the MnSOD VV or VA genotype, people with the AA genotype seem to be more sensitive to the antioxidant status," said Li. "Men with the AA genotype are more susceptible to prostate cancer if their antioxidant levels are low."

The study's results found that a quarter of the men in the study carried the MnSOD AA genotype, half carried the VA genotype, and the remaining quarter carried the VV genotype.

The results indicated that the VA and VV men were at equivalent risk for developing prostate cancer across all levels of antioxidants in their blood.

But compared to MnSOD VV or VA carriers in the lowest quartile of selenium levels, MnSOD AA males had an 89 per cent greater risk for developing aggressive prostate cancer if they had low blood levels of the mineral.

On the other hand, MnSOD AA carriers with high selenium – those men in the highest quartile – had a 65 per cent lower risk than the MnSOD VV or VA males who maintained low levels of selenium.

"The levels of selenium in the highest quartile of these men are not abnormally high," Li said. "Our range is neither extremely high nor extremely low."

While similar trends were observed for lycopene and vitamin E when tested independently, the contrast in relative risk was most pronounced for the men who had high blood levels for all three antioxidants combined, said the researchers.

"Among men with the MnSOD AA genotype, we observed a 10-fold difference in risk for aggressive prostate cancer, when comparing men with high versus low levels of antioxidants combined,"said Li. "In contrast, among men with the VV or VA genotype, the prostate cancer risk was only weakly altered by these antioxidant levels."

"Our study, as well as many other epidemiological studies, encourages dietary intake of nutrients such as lycopene from tomato products, or supplements for vitamin E and selenium to reduce risk of prostate cancer," said Li.

Prostate cancer is one of the biggest cancer killers in industrial countries and affects more than 500,000 men worldwide every year. This number is expected to increase with the ageing population.

Similar interactions between dietary antioxidants and the variations in the MnSOD gene have previously been linked to risk for breast cancer.

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Striga Asiatica (Jarum Mas)

2007-05-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

Helo again. Today Traditional Herbs is going to share another tips on how to keep your body warm during cold weather.

Take a handful of Jarum Mas (Striga Asiatica) and boil until 5 minutes. Cool the boiled mixture until it becomes warm.

Then you can immediately drink it, or you can add a little sugar to flavor. You can drink it like you drink tea.

Not only it warms up the body, it is also said to bring up libido to some people. You can give this a try.

Melilea Greenfield Organic - Heal Yourself The Natural Way

2007-05-12T20:29:00.000-07:00

Since 25 years ago, more than 200 Americans were the pioneers in organic field. They grew huge organic farms in Arizona to practice a life-style that is free from pollution. This was the starting point of the revolution in the field of organic food.

Organic life-style is in contrast with the principles of modern food processing technology. Usually the food will contain hazardous chemicals and dangerous to human health. The principle of organic food stresses on the back-to-nature practices. The principle of organic is the most crucial factor in 21st century which will promise us a healthier life-style.

Today we should all use the method of organic farming to gain the best benefit for our health. This is most important to avoid the existence of new diseases in this century. The philosophy of natural remedy stated that: "Organic Food is the Best Medicine, and the Best Food is Organic Food".

Organic plants supplies us with detoxification ability which result in natural remedy. It helps in reducing excessive body fat, which at the same time eliminates toxin from the whole body. It also provides nutrients for the body, activates cells, increase immunity and balances the hormone system. It enhances the functions of body organs and preserve health as a whole.

The philosophy of natural remedy depends on the organic method which heals body the natural way. Organic life-style is the base foundation to prevention from all sorts of diseases, especially those which attack us often.

If you believe that immunity is crucial to maintain health, you would definitely indulge in healthy organic life-style. In this way, you will be able to cure yourself the natural way. No drugs, not surgery.

If you want to buy Melilea Greenfield Organic, you can go to any distributers who participate.

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According to the theory of 'natural remedy', when the body's healing ability starts functioning, your body will experience four stages of reconstruction, which is called 'healing reaction'.

Reaction Number 1:

Natural detoxification process will start to happen to your body. Human metabolism will be activated and the reactions are as follows:

i. Increase in mental alertness
ii. Boosting up your immune system
iii. Reduce the level of fatigue
iv. Change facial expression to become more energetic
v. Enhance the radiance of the skin
vi. Increase in libido
vii. For a short period of time, you will feel a little light-headed. This is due to the increased mental awareness which resulted you in less sleep. However, this will not make you tired or affect your natural body alertness.

Reaction Number 2: Period of Detoxification In Progress

According to the theory of natural remedy, the main cause of ailment is toxin. Today we eat and drink from uncontrollable sources. A lot of food contains herbal pesticides and chemical fertilizer. Inconsistent or irregular defacation process, continued mental stress and overdose of medication will make our body full of toxin.

These are the main source of chronic illnessess. Therefore to preserve health, we must destroy the toxin. The effort of 'detoxification' is crucial.

Reaction Number 3: Period of Temporary Aches

The body's aches may increase when the process of blood circulation is increased. During the process of detoxification, your body may experiences a little aches here and there. Not to worry, because this is a sign that shows that detoxification process is really happening and cleansing your body. The aches will fade and disappear in a short time.

Reaction Number 4: Period of Fatigue During Process of Cells' Re-Growth

Your body cells will re-grow and your emotion will experience a little distrubances. On this period, you may experience a little fatigue but don't worry. It won't last long, this is only temporary.

After the four steps have been passed through, you will feel yourself rejuvenated, healthier, face glowing and you look beautiful inside and out. Start living the organic way now. Start healing yourself naturally.

Are You Suffering From Depression? Get Your Thyroid Checked Up!

2007-05-07T20:13:00.000-07:00

Traditional Herbs understands that millions of people suffer around the world from a depressive illness. They think that depression is just a normal occurrence in their lives, which will go away after a short while. If you think of the fast moving and complicated world we live in today it's easy to feel a little overwhelmed and dismiss how serious depression can be. As is said everything has a cause to happen, so is the depression! Out of many probable causes, your faulty thyroid gland may be the main culprit to blame for. But take it easy! The all-natural supplement called “thyromine” has every reason to get rid off depression.

Do you know that no one is safe from being affected by depression because it affects everyone? It doesn’t matter whether you’re a male or female, rich or poor, educated or uneducated. Once a person starts becoming depressed, he or she usually behaves in a manner that intensifies the illness. It is a vicious circle that can be very difficult to break free.

What are the Thyroid Symptoms?- Disheartened thinking - negative approach about oneself, the present and the future- Difficulty in focusing and remembering- Feelings of unimportance and desperation- Anxiety - a sense of being afraid - that something “dreadful” is going to happen- Phobias or doubts about specific situations- Disrupted sleeping patterns - not much sleep or wanting to sleep all the time- Physical symptoms - aches and pains, gastrointestinal upsets, headaches- Incapacity to do the usual everyday activities- And even ‘Thoughts of suicide’When some body is suffering from thyroid disorder, which can lead to low thyroid secretion called hypothyroidism may start get affected by the dreaded sickness like ‘depression’. The thyroid gland controls your entire body's metabolism. That means that your weight, your hair, your skin, your sex drive, all sorts of things that go on in your body depend on your thyroid to work right. But Thyromine can make your life come together because of its combination of natural ingredients that help your thyroid to perform normally. Thyromine increases the production of thyroid hormones and stimulates the immune system so that you can get relief from depression.

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Menapause Symptoms and Memory Loss

2007-05-07T03:41:00.000-07:00

While you may experience the misery of hot flashes and mood swings as you enter menopause, one thing you can't blame on the "change" is memory loss.

In the latest study that exonerates menopause as a cause of impairing the ability to recall, Taiwanese researchers compared the memory of hundreds of women before they had any menopausal symptoms to their memory as they entered menopause.

They found the women who were going through the menopausal process scored as well or nearly as well on five different cognitive function tests. Results of the study are to be presented Oct. 4 at the American Neurological Association annual meeting in Toronto.

"When women go into perimenopause, they don't need to worry about cognitive decline," said Dr. Jong-Ling Fuh, an attending physician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and an associate professor of Yang-Ming University School of Medicine.

The researchers said the myth of memory loss during menopause is a perception some women have because as they went through menopause, they felt their memory wasn't as sharp as it had been before. Studies suggesting that hormone replacement therapy might protect against dementia strengthened that belief. However, a large study later found that in older women, hormone replacement therapy not only didn't help protect women from dementia, but could actually increase the risk.

To try to answer the question of whether menopause did have any effect on memory, Fuh and her colleagues studied nearly 700 premenopausal women living on a group of rural islands between Taiwan and China. The Taiwanese government restricted access to these islands until the 1990s, so the authors report that the study's population was nearly homogeneous, which would help rule out other potentially causative factors of memory loss.

The women were between the ages of 40 and 54. None of them had had a hysterectomy, and none took hormone replacement therapy during the study.

All took five cognitive tests designed to assess their memory and cognitive skills at the start of the study, and then again 18 months later.

During the study period, 23 percent of the women began to have symptoms of menopause.

The researchers then compared the memory of the women who had entered menopause to those who had not, and found very little difference. In four of the five tests, there were no statistically significant differences in the two groups of women.

Only on one test was the difference statistically significant, and that difference, said Fuh, was very slight. This test was designed to assess verbal memory and involved showing the women 70 nonsensical figures. Some of the figures were repeated during the test, while most were not. The women were asked whether they had seen the figure earlier.

"For women, menopause does not mean you'll develop memory loss," said Dr. Raina Ernstoff, an attending neurologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. As you're going through perimenopause and experiencing symptoms like hot flashes, she said, you may feel lousy and have trouble sleeping, which might temporarily affect your cognitive skills.

"I don't think declining estrogen levels are what causes memory loss," said Dr. Steven Goldstein, an obstetrician/gynecologist at New York University Medical Center in New York City. "It's not like your memory is bopping along, doing fine and then takes this big dive during menopause, like bone density can."

Both Ernstoff and Goldstein said they weren't aware of many women who believed that menopause might cause significant memory loss. They also both felt that results from this group of women who were so homogeneous might not apply to different groups of women, such as those living in more industrialized society. And they both said that other factors that weren't studied could play a role in memory loss, such as hypertension, which can contribute to vascular dementia.

Ernstoff also pointed out that the education backgrounds can play a large role in memory loss. Fuh acknowledged the researchers did attempt to control the data for educational differences.

SOURCES: Jong-Ling Fuh, M.D., attending physician, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and associate professor, Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Steven Goldstein, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist, New York University Medical Center, and professor, obstetrics/gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City; Raina Ernstoff, M.D., attending neurologist, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich., and member, Alzheimer's Board of Detroit; Oct. 4, 2004, presentation, American Neurological Association, Toronto.

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Hair Loss Help

2007-05-05T00:43:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Traditional Herbs...

Studies have shown that the major causes of male pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia) can be linked to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Therefore, the most effective hair loss help can be found in products that focus on blocking the build up DHT in you hair follicles. Unfortunately, the majority of products on the market are not effective in this regard.

If you're looking for a natural hair loss prevention product, Provillus works effectively to block DHT and supply your hair with the vital nutrients it needs to grow. Provillus is taken orally and it is quickly absorbed into your bloodstream for fast action. Because this product has proven to be so successful with those who have used it, we're proud to offer you a money-back guarantee.

Active Ingredients in ProvillusProvillus uses a combination of natural substances that are essential for good health and hair growth. Vitamin B6 is an integral element for 100 enzymes that contribute to protein and red blood cell metabolism. Biotin, part of the vitamin B complex, is a supplement that provides nutrition for both your hair and scalp. Provillus also makes use of zinc, nettle root, pumpkin oil extract, saw palmetto, and several other naturally occurring substances to break down DHT and to stimulate new hair growth.

If you're not ready to give in to hair loss, Provillus can help you. In a relatively short time, you can stop the effects of androgenic alopecia. With regular use, Provillus can also start to regenerate your hair, helping you regain a full head of healthy, natural hair.

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Chronic Snoring Cures

2007-05-04T08:46:00.000-07:00

During normal breathing, air passes through the throat on its way to the lungs. The air travels past the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a person is awake, the muscles in the back of the throat tighten to hold these structures in place preventing them from collapsing into the airway. During sleep, these structures can fall into the airway causing snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is characterized by loud snroing and distrubed or interruped sleep patterns. Sleep apnea can have serious consequences including cardiac problems. Frequently patients will awaken in the morning with a headache. If they become sleep deprived they may feel sleepy all day, and may fall asleep while driving in the car.

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Active Mothers Rely on Bowtrol Colon Cleanser

2007-05-02T23:58:00.000-07:00

They say a mother’s work is never done and most active mothers would agree.

With taking the kids to school, soccer practice, doctor’s appointments, shopping for groceries, keeping the house clean, and trying to fix good, nutritious meals for the family, most active mothers do not want or need something like irritable bowel syndrome to inhibit their activity and make things for difficult.

That is why so many active mothers use Bowtrol Colon Cleanser. Most active mothers know that you can’t take care of your family if you are not taking care of yourself. Part of being healthy is maintaining a clean colon for good functioning of the gastrointestinal system. This provides proper intake of nutrients to the body, giving the body enough energy to function and keeping the immune system active and ready to ward off ailments and disease.

The process of being healthy requires two or three bowel movements per day to shed toxins that build up in the colon. That’s where a quality, natural product like Bowtrol Colon Cleanser can come in. By using Bowtrol Colon Cleanser fecal matter can be expelled in a more effective manner. Bad bacteria that is building up in the colon and preparing to attack the body can be discharged. The result is better health.

Irritable bowel syndrome can be a real bummer. Imagine trying to concentrate on fixing a creative and healthy dinner for the family when all you can think about are abdominal cramps. Add to that feeling boated and knowing that you suffer from water retention. It makes everything much harder to accomplish. How can you think about taking care of your family when you feel so lousy? And don’t even think about the diarrhea. Having to run to the bathroom every few minutes is not only uncomfortable but it is downright inconvenient. Getting all of that stuff out of your body that causes such problems is a solution that no one can argue with.

One very effective way of doing that is to use Bowtrol Colon Cleanser. Add Bowtrol Colon Cleanser to healthy eating habits, making sure that you have enough fiber, whole grains, vegetables and fruits and reducing the intake of fat and processed sugar is a great first step towards colon cleanliness and colon health. Something all busy and active mothers need. Health colons and healthy lifestyles lead to happy families, and a sure way to improve your colon health is use of Bowtrol Colon Cleanser.

Benefits of Green Tea

2007-05-02T23:54:00.000-07:00

(CNN) -- Studies suggest that tea -- especially green tea -- provides healthy benefits.

Green tea leaves are the least processed and have lower levels of caffeine than other types of tea.

The leaves contain high-level antioxidants thought to fight different types of cancer and also protect the heart by relaxing blood vessels, which prevents blood clots.

Other studies suggest tea increases bone density, therefore reducing the risk of fractures from osteoporosis.

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Breast Enhancement

2007-05-02T23:45:00.000-07:00

Breast enlargement surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), was the fourth most popular invasive surgical procedure among cosmetic plastic surgeries performed in 2000. In a press release dated July 12, 2001, the ASPS says that breast augmentation was performed on 212,500 women last year.

Meanwhile, millions of women have been subjected to the ill effects of these modern day vanity contraptions that were bought in good faith.

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Deer Velvet Boost to Strength and Recovery

2007-05-02T23:32:00.000-07:00

The New Zealand Game Industry Board and AgResearch are working hard to prove scientifically - that New Zealand deer velvet may have a positive effect on athletic performance.

Although requiring further examination, the latest human clinical trials (conducted by the Otago University Human Performance Cente on behalf of NZGIB and AgResearch) do indicate a possible link between New Zealand deer velvet and improved athletic performance on two fronts; improved strength and endurance in response to training, and improved recovery from muscle tissue damage associated with exercise.

In the first study, scientists at Otago University Human Performance Centre compared the development of muscle strength and endurance in groups of males taking different forms of New Zealand deer velvet to a control group taking a placebo. In the study, 51 male athletes undertook a 12 week period of supervised training during which strength and endurance were monitored. The group taking a powdered form of New Zealand deer velvet antler showed greater improvements in isokinetic strength and muscular endurance as a result of training than the control group.

The second study was designed to determine what role New Zealand deer velvet antler has in athletic performance by affecting recovery from muscle injury. A substance found in the bloodstream called creatine kinase, was used as an indicator of muscle tissue damage. more.

The thirty athletes in the trial ran downhill on a treadmill to induce muscle tissue damage in the muscles at the front of their thighs. Muscle biopsies and blood samples were then taken.

Those athletes who had been on a course of New Zealand deer velvet powder for two weeks previously showed significantly reduced elevation of creatine kinase levels in their bloodstream, possibly indicating less muscle damage.

A trend also emerged in which athletes taking powdered New Zealand deer velvet reported a recovery from muscle soreness 24 hours earlier than the subjects receiving a placebo. The benefit of this is that they could return to training more quickly. While not yet being a complete picture, the statistically significant results bode well for further research.

Deer velvet is one of the few products where New Zealand accounts for the majority of world trade and any significant advances in the uses of deer velvet will be excellent news for the industry and the New Zealand economy as a whole.

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Relief your rheumatism arthritis with Java Tea

2007-04-29T23:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Traditional Herbs. Today I am going to share with you another useful tip. This may be beneficial to those suffering from inflammation to the muscles and joints.

Orthosiphon Stamineus or Java Tea is known as a relieving herb for rheumatism arthritis caused by muscle injuries. In Malay it is called "Misai Kucing" or if translated directly to English it will be "Cat's Whiskers".

Despite of it's weird name, nevertheless, this herb has a high potential in bringing huge relief to arthritis sufferers. To prepare this herb, it is very simple.

Collect the leaves and dry them up completely. Or, you can purchase this Java Tea leaves from most of Traditional Chinese Herbs stores. Then, boil some water and simmer the leaves for about 5 minutes. Let the water cool for a while, and sip it just like you sip your ordinary tea.

Do not add any sugar if you want the maximum benefit out of this Java Tea. Drinking it regularly or if possible on a daily basis, you will notice that the joints and muscles feel more relaxed. Painful attacks may decrease, depending on how serious the inflammation is. If it is just a mild one, you will feel very relieved and almost no pain after consuming for a while.

Helpful tip to prevent High Blood Pressure

2007-04-26T20:04:00.000-07:00

Here is another tip from Traditional Herbs. I got this tip from one of the elderly folks in a village near my place. Here it goes:

Eating the young leaves from the small green guava tree can prevent our body from getting high-blood-pressure. We can make it into a habitual routine, and this will benefit us in the long run. Many people eat it raw, since it is in the best nutrient condition.

Malay people eat it with grated coconut mixed with pounded chilli and a bit of anchovy paste. If you want to try it, the recipes are given below.

1/2 of coconut (grated)
1/2 a handful of fried anchovies (pounded until fine)
1 tbs lemon juice
a pinch of salt
1/2 of red chilli (pounded until fine)

Mix all of these ingredients and put it into a dry blender. Just give a quick blend, about 2-3 seconds just to make the ingredients mix together evenly.

After that you can serve it with the freshly picked young guava leaves. Malay people like eating this dish with rice, salted fish and beef/chicken/fish/mutton cooked in coconut milk.

Benefits of Senduduk (Melastoma Malabathricum)

2007-04-24T07:07:00.000-07:00

For those having breakups or stubborn pimples and acne, try using the root of Senduduk or the Scientific name Melastoma malabathricum. It is simple to prepare at home.

First, take a fresh piece of Senduduk root and wash it thoroughly to get rid of soil and any possible bacteria. Then, dry it directly under the sun until it is completely dried.

Using a rough surface such as grinding stone, or if you are accessible to a grinding machine, scrape the root until you get the fine powdery subtance. Or with the machine grind until it become powder. Keep this powder in a tightly sealed container to preserve its freshness.

Whenever you want to use it, take a little of the powder and mix it with clean water. Blend it until it become like a paste and spread it onto the face area. While doing this, you can massage your face. The texture of the powder (depending on whether you scrape it manually or using a machine) can be like a facial scrub.

Scrub your face and let it dry (approximately 20 minutes). Then you can wash out your face and use your regular cleansing products immediately after that.

With regular use, you can control the amount of break-outs, acnes or pimples. Senduduk is also proven to be a subtance useful to tighten the skin condition, making you noticeably younger if used regularly.

PREVENTING EYE SORE

2007-04-23T03:04:00.000-07:00

Maybe some of us have experienced itchiness, irritation and it ended up in eye-sores. Preventive cautions must be taken seriously because it is such an easily contagious disease.

Traditional herbs has a tip on preventing this from being contagious to other family members. This tip is passed down from generations to generations in our family. It might work or not with you, but maybe you should just give it a try.

Whenever any of your family members has sore eyes, take a piece of fresh ginger and immerse it in the bath water. Let it immerse for about 15 minutes. After that you can take your bath as usual.

By doing this, all other family members will be protected from being infected.

Tips to darken your eye brows

2007-04-22T07:45:00.000-07:00

Some people like their eye brows to be pure black in colour. It is a good practice to keep natural beauty to our body. For those who like preserving this natural black colour and like to enhance its darkness, there is an effective tip to be followed.

Here's what you should do:

Take about 10-15 pieces of cloves, dry them completely under the sun. Then burn the cloves until they turn into coal. Pound until fine and become powder. Mix this powder with candlenut oil and put it aside in a bottle. Let it be for two days.

After two days you will see the powder and oil has mixed evenly and now you can use it. Put a drop of this oil onto your fingertips and apply it to your eyebrows. Stroke the eyebrows gently until the oil is spread nicely all over. Massage slowly starting from the nearest to the eye until the end of your eyebrows.

Do this everyday until you see a noticeable darker and blacker eyebrows. Most probably after two to three weeks you will have a much more beautiful and black eyebrows.

Preventing stretch marks (pregnancy scars)

2007-04-19T00:37:00.000-07:00

Many mothers out there are worried about the appearance of their stomach after giving birth. The skin condition is not beautiful to look at, somewhat ugly is the better word to describe it.

Traditional herbs have a remedy to treat this from happening. In order for this to be most effective, it must be done the latest 3 days after giving birth. What you have to do is to grind some fine salt with fresh turmeric and spread it to your stretch marks evenly. Do this for three consecutive days without fail.

On the fourth day, boil a handful of tamarind paste with a cup of vinegar. Take the mixture and spread it to the stomach area. Wrap the stomach tightly with a clean piece of cloth. (Malay people call this barut).

You must do this everyday for at least 44 days without fail. Eventually you will notice the stomach area will not have any noticeable cracks or ugly scars.

Clear Your Dandruff

2007-04-13T02:18:00.000-07:00

Have you ever experienced itchy scalp and don't know what to do about it? You have tried so many types of shampoo but still no difference. Your dandruff problem is really making you worried. However, I have a remedy for stubborn dandruffs. It is suitable to be used for everybody.

Come, let's get rid of those dandruffs. What you have to do is just take a couple of ripe mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia) fruit.

Wash the fruit, and pound it until fully crushed. Then take the crushed mixture and apply it by spreading it to your scalp area. While applying it, scrub your scalp as well so that the mixture will be absorbed.

Do this twice a week and you will notice positive results.

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Remedy for cough

2007-04-10T19:31:00.000-07:00

You can reduce your cough by simply using 3-4 pieces of tapioca leaves, a pinch of lime stone paste and a bit of water. Mix all these ingredients and grind them until fine. When it turns into yellowish, spread the mixture all over the neck area particularly on the throat area.

This remedy is recommended for coughs which started from a mild throat itchiness only. If the cough is serious it is advisable that a patient seeks medical attention from a doctor.

Treating grey hair with papaya seeds

2006-08-10T20:46:00.000-07:00

Question:
I am just a teenager. However, my hair is becoming grey day after day. Now, it is worse. Many of my friends teased my with the name 'grandpa'. At first, I think it is funny. But now I don't feel it's funny anymore. I need help, quick.
Answer:
Don't worry, dear. There are many people all around the world with grey hair but young age. Just look at the latest American Idol... what's his name? He has grey hair too, and he is SUCCESSFUL. Well... anyway I will help you find a solution to your problem. Find two large papayas and take out their seeds. Dry the seeds under the hot sun. Then, put the seeds into a frying pan but don't put any oil into it. Fry the seeds under medium fire and stir evenly to avoid certain seeds becoming burnt while the others barely touched the heat. After that, grind the seeds until it become fine powder. Mix the powder with a little coconut oil so that it will become a paste. After shampooing your hair, apply the paste onto your grey hair. Do this daily until you see the result that you wanted.

Travelling sickness

2006-08-10T20:33:00.000-07:00

Question:
Every time when I have to travel, I will feel reluctant because I know I will get travelling sickness. When the vehicle start to move, I will start experiencing nausea, and most of time I will have to stop the driver to give me a chance to vomit. Many of my friends know about my condition. Therefore, they often didn't want me to join them for any long distance trip. Please, I want my happy life with my friends again. I don't want to be isolated just because of this small problem.
Answer:
Every problem has its solution. So does your problem. Actually when you are in a vehicle, your body balancing is quite shaky because the vehicle is moving. This sometimes cause your brain to feel confused and will result in nausea. Well, the scientific explanation is not exactly like what the doctors will explain, but this is based on my opinion and own experience solely. To overcome your problem, it is very simple. Bring along an orange whenever you want to travel long distance, (or short distance - it's up to you - it doesn't matter). When you feel dizzy, just peel off the orange and inhale deeply the sweet and sour smell of the orange skin. You will feel much better. Try it and experience the result.

Problematic skin

2006-08-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

Question:
I am not satisfied with the condition of my skin around my legs area. They are too dry, and if I am exposed to enormous sunlight, the skin will start to turn like fish scale.
Answer:
You have to start applying moisture to your skin right away. My best suggestion is to apply olive oil directly onto your skin. After applying, give your skin a thorough but gentle massage so that the olive oil can absorb into your skin most effectively. Good luck.

Question:
I think I have reumatism arthritis. Both my knees are swelling and the swelling can be clearly seen on the joints. The same goes to my fingers. All my fingers are swelling at the joints and I feel very painful, especially in the early mornings. Sometimes the fingers will turn crooked like the shape of a hook. The pain is continuous. I can't stand it anymore. The doctor only give me pain killers. Only an operation can reduce the pain, but I am hesitant to undergo the operation. Please let me know if there are any other alternatives.
Answer:
Life is sometimes cruel. But, I believe you are a very strong person. Just hang on there, help is on the way. If you want to try my suggestion, I recommend that you take an inch of fresh ginger, and inch of rubrum theilade (Malay people call it halia bara) and an inch of fresh turmeric. Grind them together using your electrical appliance (don't do this manually because your fingers will get hurt). Spread the grinded mixture onto the swelling parts and wrap it around the body parts using crinum asiaticum leaves that have been spreaded with coconut oil and soften above the stove.

Question:
I am an actor. However, before I get involved in this business, I was just a labourer. I work in a construction site and I had to do heavy jobs day in, day out. As a result, my whole body is full with protuding nerves especially on my hands and legs. Recently, I am interested to join the modeling agency but I am afraid I will be rejected because of my extremely ugly, protruded nerves. Can traditional herbs help me?
Answer:
First of all, congratulations on your new job. Actually, your body condition is not ugly. Some people have been dreaming to get a body just like yours. However, if you want to reduce the appearance of huge nerves, I can give you a simple yet effective advice. Apply olive oil onto your whole body every night before you go to sleep. Slowly, you will notice the results.

To cure a woman with the voice of a man

2006-08-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

Question:
I am a woman with the voice of a man. I am very worried about my condition because every time when I speak, people around me will turn around and make funny faces. I am ashamed with myself. Recently I've heard somebody told my other friends that I am actually a gay man. What a shame! Please, help me.
Answer:
Be patient. First of all, you have to relax. Let other people fool you around, but don't let them empower your mind and your freedom to do whatever you want. This is a free world, so just let go whatever that you want to let go. In time, people will learn to respect you if you respect yourself in the first place. But don't worry. I have a solution for you that might help. Take 2 large spoonfuls of tamarind paste. Take some solid rock sugar and dissolve the sugar and tamarind with a glass of water. Drink this mixture daily and you can see the results.

Question:
I have been smoking for a very long time. However, recently I have been diagnosed with a heart ailment and the doctor suggested that I quit smoking. The difficult thing is that I found it very hard to resist a cigarette, especially when I can see it everywhere. I tried to quit for a couple of days, but I felt like hell. Is there any traditional herbs that can cure my craving to smoking?
Answer:
Consume 4 to five pieces of cardamom and 2 to 3 pieces of cloves daily. Do this everyday whenever your craving is attacking you. In time, your craving will past and you can go on living a normal life very soon.

Question:
Have you ever heard of someone that can hear sounds in his ear? Well, I can. That is the most terrible health problem I experience lately. Most of the time I can hear loud noise in my ear. The sound is similar to the sound of deafening engine roaring. Nobody can speak to me without yelling their throat out to the maximum. I am desperate, and I am ashamed of my condition. I don't want to be deaf, that's for sure.
Answer:
Take three to four leaves of Euphorbia Antiquorum L. plant and soften it above your stove. Crush the leaves until the moisture is collected. Drop the moisture slowly into your ears until the noise disappear.

I want to be a real man

2006-08-10T02:11:00.000-07:00

Question:
Being a man means you have to be masculine, and have that sex appeal as a man. Unfortunately, I am not that fortunate. My appearance is really girlish, and I am ashamed of my appearance. Every time I look at the mirror, I hate myself more. I don't have a single hair on my legs, chest or any parts that should be.
Answer:
Don't be sad. Even though you don't have hair, it doesn't mean that you are not masculine. You can show your sex appeal in other ways, such as intelligence or talent. But if you still want hair to grow on your body so that you will feel satisfied, I can help you. Take a box of matches and scrape out its head. Burn the head until it become ash. Mix the ash with some ghee. Apply the mixture to the parts that you want hair to grow. I wish you good luck and start experience being the real man you wanted to be.

Question:
Suffering from asthma is very, very painful. At times, I will feel as if I am suffocated. I couldn't breathe and my body ache all over. I've tried many medicines, but most of them are just temporary healing. I want something that can cure my asthma completely, so that I shouldn't have to worry about not able to breathe anymore.
Answer:
It is very advisable that you take a teaspoon of honey (if you can afford it, buy the original honey without any sugar added) and blend it with 1/2 a cup of warm water. Drink this mixture daily. It is an effective remedy for asthma for many people.

Question:
I am a mother and currently I am milking my youngest child. However, I noticed that my breasts are shrinking day after day without me knowing the reason. I am worried because if I stop from breast feeding, I will gain weight. I hate being fat, and breast feed has been an effective method of keeping in shape. Is there any way that I can bring my breasts to the original size, so that I can still continue to milk my child? Still hoping, mother in desperate.
Answer:
Well, congratulations because you are now a mother. Don't feel desperate, because there is actually a way to make your breasts firm just like it used to be. All you have to do is to take a handful of piper betel linn leaves (Indonesian call it sireh) and spread some coconut oil onto the leaves. To soften the leaves, put is above your stove for a while (make sure you don't burn it - just make it soft a little). Then just put the leaves on your breasts and let them dry themselves. Do this until your breasts are firm and in normal size again.

Pain in gastric area

2006-08-10T01:36:00.000-07:00

Question:
I have gastric that make my life very stressful. I can't eat anything without thinking how it may affect my stomach. Everything seems difficult to me, especially when I have to attend meetings, parties or any gathering. Refusing someone's delicacy that has been prepared just for me is very difficult and may result in hurting the person's feeling. But I can't help it. If I eat something without thinking, I will suffer the pain. What to do?
Answer:
Scrape some fresh turmeric and squeeze the water out of it. Collect until about 1/2 a glass. Take some honey and an egg yolk, mix them together until thoroughly blended. Swallow the mixture in one sitting and close your nose if you have to. If you drink this often, you will see the results soon.

Question:
I don't know what is happening to me lately. But I noticed that there has been changes in the way I think and memorize something. It is as if I am beginning to be forgetful. Everything that I studied didn't quite stay in my head. In shorter terms, I am now stupid. How can I pass the examination that is just around the corner? Help me. I am panic now.
Answer:
Don't panic. Sometimes, when you feel too stressed out, you will forget everything that you have read. Some people call this 'blank'. At that time, you totally feel blank and you can't remember anything even if you force yourself to recall. The cure is to relax yourself. Think of happy things and don't make anything become a stress to you. Before an examination, make sure that you have enough sleep and rest. You should do your revision way before the exam day, so that you can revise one step at a time. Remember, don't push your brain too much. Your brain is just like your body. It needs rest too.

Question:
I have a very big stomach. The size of my stomach is not equivalent to my body size, and it is frustating because my friends started to tease me around. I think the reason of my belly become like this is because I didn't care much about eating at the right time. Don't know. Please help.
Answer:
If you didn't eat properly, this is what happens. My advice is to eat regularly and in a planned time-table. Don't let your stomach to be too hungry because the acid in your stomach will destroy your stomach if you do this in the long run. Take a handful of coleus blumei leaves (in Indonesia it is called ati-ati) and an inch of fresh ginger. Pound them together until fine and boil with three cups of water. Let it simmer until the water became one cup. Drink it everyday and see the results.

Question:
I have a strange illness. Some cyst occur at my neck and they look like small pebbles. It is not painful, but I am embarassed because I do not look good. Sometimes I feel like a frog prince.
Answer:
Take a fresh ginger about one inch long. Take a fresh turmeric and pound them together with the ginger. Apply the mixture onto your neck. Apply it continously until the cyst disappear. You have to be patient and do this many times before you see the results.

Treat cyst using centella asiatica

2006-08-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

Question:
I am suffering from cyst. Unfortunately the cyst always occur on my bottom. It is very painful and during the peak, I usually cried because I can't stand the pain. However the cyst will burst in time and it will cure itself. But it will occur again and again. The cyst has been affected my working performance and I am facing difficulties to sit down.
Answer:
Take a handful of centella asiatica leaves (the fruit is small but very hot asian chillies). Then, take some shells of the cockle shells. Pound the leaves and the shells until become a fine mixture. Apply the mixture to your cyst and let it dry there before you wash off. Preferrably you do this at night so you don't have to worry about your pants leaking of the mixture during work hours. Apply until a fortnight, and monitor the results.

Question:
I have a very bad body odour. ITo avoid terrible smell, I had to bathe at least three times a day. It is a big problem during lunch hour because I am not comfortable to take a bath in the office. Furtherfore, I am afraid that people might notice my behaviour and label my as a strange person. My life is like hell. Please help me.
Answer:
Take two or three kaffir lime and cut them to slices. Every morning and night before taking your bath, scrub the kaffir lime slices onto your armpits and all the parts that smell bad. You can apply to your whole body for fresher aroma. After scrubing, take your bath as usual. If you continue doing this, most probably during lunch hour you don't have to take a bath anymore.

Question:
I have a very bad breath. Until now, I don't have a steady girlfriend because of this problem. My face is handsome, but each time a girl is interested in me I will be panicked. I am afraid she will leave me like everybody did. Now a girl has an interest in me, and I am in a big panic. What should I do?
Answer:
To overcome this problem, eat several pieces of cardamom in the early of the morning and late evening. During the day, put a piece of clove in your mouth and just let it in there. The sweet smell of clove will freshen your breath and will throw away your problem right away.

Having a weak heart

2006-08-09T20:29:00.000-07:00

Question:
I am a patient of weak heart. I can't do too much heavy work, or else I will feel very tired and breathing heavily. What sort of traditional herbs can I use?
Answer:
Take a piece of nutmeg. Grind the nutmeg until fine. Mix the grind nutmeg with a little sugar and boiling water. Drink the mixture when it is slightly above room temperature. Do this repeatedly, and you can notice positive results soon.

Question:
I am facing a terrible white-head problem on my nose. I feel uncomfortable because as a teenager, I am outgoing and often hang out with friends. All my girlfriends are beautiful, and they do not have whitehead problems. I am ashamed everytime I hang out with them. Although they didn't mention anything to me, I think all of them noticed about the whitehead on my nose. What should I do?
Answer:
Take a fresh and green cucumber. Scrape it finely, and mix it with the lemon juice. Mix well. Using your fingertips, apply the mixture onto the parts that are infected by the whitehead. Do this daily, until all the whitehead vanish from your skin.

Question:
Every time after I had sexual intercourse, I will get rashes all over my private part area. It is very itchy, and a day after that the skin will start to come off. I am extremely uncomfortable with this situation. Sometimes, I tend to avoid sexual intercourse with my husband because I am afraid of the consequences that I will experience. Please help me.
Answer:
You must take care of your personal hygiene. In this case, your skin is very sensitive. Therefore, you have to wash your private part with anti-germ substance such as Dettol. If possible, avoid eating sea-food because these type of food are the main cause of itchiness.

Pain during pass motion

2006-08-09T02:08:00.000-07:00

Question:
Every time when I pass motion, I feel very pain at my anus. I don't know what to do with this situation. Please help me.
Answer:
For a while, stop eating all kinds of chillies and hot spices. This will give time for your body to cleanse itself. Meanwhile, eat a lot of water spinach. This will help your digestive system.
Question:
My brother had died of malaria. The doctor who treated my brother was unable to detect the disease in the early stage. Now I am angry and doesn't want to go to the doctor if I am infected by Malaria. How can I treat it myself?
Answer:
Malaria is a dangerous disease. If possible, go to the doctor first. But as an alternative, you can take a handful of centella asiatica leaves and pound it until it produce moisture. Put the leaves onto your thumbs for seven consecutive days.

Traditional herbs

2006-08-09T01:39:00.000-07:00

Question for traditional herbs:

I have a serious problem about my testicles. I have three testicles, not two. I have tried everything but nothing works for me. Please help me. Now I'm worried because I think my testicles are not functioning normally.

Answer:

Take a fresh turmeric from the garden or you can buy from stores. Pound the turmeric until fine. Take two piper betel linn leaves and put it above a burning fire for the leaves to turn a bit soft. Spread the pounded turmeric on the leaves and stick the leaves onto your testicles. Do this many times until your testicles become normal again.

Question:

I have a serious allergy. Almost every time I have rashes. The rashes seems like the one that occurs when catterpillars landed on your skin. I am very allergic to the soil. My skin can't have any contact with the soil, or else it will turn to rashes too.

Answer:

Take some yellow sulphur and the shell of cockle-shells. Burn both of these ingredients . Pound them and mix with some kerosene. Apply this mixture to your rashes. You must also drink lemon juice to enhance the effectiveness of this remedy.

Question:

After giving birth to my second child, I started to have kidney aches. My whole body aches too. Sometimes I can't do my house-chores because it was difficult to move around.

Answer:

Take a fresh turmeric and a handful of basil leaves. Grind these two ingredients until fine. Pour some coconut oil onto the mixture. Apply the mixture to your aching body. Do this continuously until your body no longer feels any aches.