Some top herbs that are must-buys for your natural first aid kit:
For soothing burns, cuts and abrasions you can’t go wrong with aloe vera. It’s also a great herbal remedy for treating insect bites and stings and can be used by pregnant women to smooth away stretch marks. You can buy aloe vera in gel, cream or why not grow the plant yourself.
Candida which is a yeast infection can release toxins into the blood which can affect all systems of the body. The main causes of Candida are considered to be smoking, high sugar diets, food allergies, pregnancy and diabetes. Changes to the diet are most effective in giving relief but there are oral and topical treatments available from your doctor.
Your body undergoes rapid changes both physically and emotionally. Herbal Remedies can be excellent for supporting and nourishing the body throughout this period and can also alleviate some of the common ailments experienced by pregnant women as well as preventing potential complications. Areas where herbal remedies can help are:
ADHD is becoming more widespread. It is a condition where children suffer from heightened hyperactivity. The main drug prescribed to treat this condition is Ritalin which is known to have side effects. If you’d like to manage this condition naturally then there are many Herbal Remedies available that act in a similar way to Ritalin and can be used to control the illness.
Fertility issues have many causes and vary dramatically person to person. However by using Herbal Remedies you can increase your fertility and avoid taking drug based fertility drugs that can induce side effects.
The main approach to using herbs to increase fertility is to balance hormones, nourish and support the uterus, relax the nervous system and reduce stress and finally balance libido.
Before I go on to talk about herbs that can be used to support weight loss I just want to emphasise it should only be without risk to the your health in general and that a well balanced nutritional diet along with sensible exercise is also key to success.
There are three major alternatives to using conventional medicine to treat thyroid issues – homeopathy, ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine. All three of these medicine systems treat the person as a whole and not the individual body part as in conventional medicine. Mind, body and spirit is treated and there is a recognised connection between emotional disharmony and physical dis-ease.
Your body’s immune system is an intricate structure designed to provide a defense against viruses, foreign bodies, pathogens, parasites and bacteria – in fact it will defend your system against anything that could potentially cause disease. Besides external defenses such as the skin, hairs, lashes and mucous there are several organs and glands that make yup this complex system including the spleen, tonsils, thymus and lymphatic system which work in unison to help the body heal itself.
In a fast paced life you may be tempted to snatch at fast and processed foods to save time, slug back cups of coffee and tea to keep you going and use quick-fix over-the-counter medicines to stave off colds and flu. All these things start to build up dangerous amounts of toxins in the body. Add to that the effects of pollution and the body can easily become overburdened.
Cholesterol is responsible for making a person more prone to developing heart disease and therefore cholesterol reduction is avidly pushed by GPs. However with bad press about some of the negative side effects of some of cholesterol reducing drugs such as Baycol the interest in natural methods of reducing levels is increasing.
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