Benefits of zinc

Why we need this mineral.

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Zinc

Zinc is one of the macrominerals. It is found in brewer's yeast, bone meal, wheat germ, beans, nuts, seeds, fish, and meat, especially liver. It is most effective when taken with Vitamin A, calcium, and copper. Zinc is necessary for healing and the development of new cells. It is important to general growth, reproductive organs, and normal functioning of prostate gland. Zinc is an essential part of more than 100 enzymes involved in digestion, metabolism, reproduction, and wound healing. Diseases prevented or helped by the therapeutic benefits of zinc include: acne, ADHD, atherosclerosis (preventive), birth defects (preventive), benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), canker sores, Crohn's disease, diabetes, ear infections, eczema, herpes recurrent infection, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis. (Information from the Herbal Information Center & Vitamin Directory). Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Cuts and supplements

Best nutrients to heal cut skin.

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Cuts

Healthy skin promotes rapid healing of skin cuts. Cuts and scrapes should be thoroughly cleaned, then treated with antibacterial ointment and covered with a dressing. Deep or long cuts may require surgical suturing or taping so they heal correctly. Vitamins and minerals can reduce inflammation, promote the formation of collagen, and reduce scarring from burns, cuts, and scrapes. Recommended vitamins: Vitamin A -- important for wound healing (5,000 to 10,000 IU daily) Pantothenic acid -- stimulates cell growth Vitamin C -- needed to make collagen, essential for healthy skin, and helps capillary walls to heal more quickly (500 to 1,000 mg daily) Vitamin E -- to prevent scarring (400 to 500 IU daily) Recommended Minerals: Copper -- needed to produce collagen Manganese -- speeds up wound healing Potassium: 99 mg, one to three times daily Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Allergies and nutrients

Best supplements for sneezing, sensitivity

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Allergies

Allergies are high sensitivities to usually harmless substances. There are multiple types of allergies, and people can develop them throughout their life. Many people are allergic to various foods and food components, such as gluten or lactose, or to pollen, dust, mold, or chemicals. Some of these allergies affect sufferers only in childhood or during a specific season. Alternative medicine offers various ways for a person to cope with allergic symptoms, other than the traditional medical treatment and medications. Some of these treatments are acupuncture, acupressure, homeopathy, chiropractic care, NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques), EPD (enzyme potentiated desensitization), nutritional medicine, functional medicine, botanical medicine, and reflexology. An allergy develops when the immune system responds defensively to a substance that is normally harmless. Cells release histamine, which can cause reactions such as sneezing, wheezing, vomiting, and rashes. In severe cases, anaphylactic shock develops, causing swelling that can block the airway and lead to heart failure. Eating a wide variety of foods can help the body handle allergens. Recommended vitamins: Vitamin A -- supports the immune system, reducing allergic potential Vitamin B complex -- 25 to 50 mg daily Vitamin B-3 -- seems to inhibit the release of histamine and lessen inflammation Vitamin B-6 -- helps to control allergic reactions Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Pau d'Arco's herbal history

Central/South American tree bark contains flavonoids.

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Pau d'arco

Pau d'arco is an herb taken from the bark of the Tabebuia Impetiginosa or Tabebuia Avellanedae tree, which grows mainly in Central and South America. It has a long history in herbal medicine around the world. The chemical constituents and active ingredients of pau d'arco include a large percentage of chemicals known as quinoids, and a small quantity of benzenoids and flavonoids. The quinoids--chiefly, anthraquinones, furanonaphthoquinones, lapachones, and naphthoquinones--have shown the most documented biological activity and are seen to be the center of the plant's efficacy as an herbal remedy. In South American herbal medicine, pau d'arco is considered to be an astringent, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and laxative. The herb has been used to treat ulcers, syphilis, urinary tract infections, psoriasis, gastrointestinal problems, candidiasis, cancer, diabetes, prostatitis, constipation, and allergies. It is also used in Brazilian herbal medicine for many conditions including leukemia, ulcers, diabetes, rheumatism, arthritis, dysentery, stomatitis, and boils. In North American herbal medicine, pau d'arco may be suggested as an herbal treatment for fevers, infections, colds, flu, syphilis, cancer, respiratory problems, skin ulcerations, boils, dysentery, gastrointestinal problems of all kinds, arthritis, prostatitis, and circulation disturbances. Pau d'arco also is sometimes employed in herbal medicine systems in the United States for patients with lupus, diabetes, ulcers, leukemia, allergies, liver disease, Hodgkin's disease, osteomyelitis, Parkinson's disease, and psoriasis, and is a popular remedy for candida and yeast infections. Studies done in  the 1960s showed plant extracts of the heartwood and bark demonstrated marked antitumorous effects in animals, which drew the interest of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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Irritable bowel and American Idol

Contestant promotes awareness of this disease.

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Idol contestant speaks out for IBD

Casey Abrams, one of last season’s most popular contestants on American Idol, wants the world to know that he has an Inflammatory bowel disease to raise awareness of this condition.

Abrams, whose stand-up bass playing skill and scruffy red beard made him a favorite among Idol viewers, wants to publicize an effort by Janssen Biotech, Inc.—which partnered with the Crohn’s and colitis Foundation of America to create a web site for people with irritable bowel disease.

Patients can post their stories there and have a chance to win the title of “IBD Icon.” IBD includes the chronic digestive diseases, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. More than 1.4 million Americans have IBD. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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ADHD and video games

Author says gaming helped him learn to cope.

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ADHD Alternative Medicine

Video games helped him cope with ADHD

Video games may help you manage ADHD. So writes Evan Hoovler this week in GameSpy.   He describes his former attention deficit condition as “I can't finish a sentence, answer the phone, or watch one minute of a TV show without medication" disorder. Yet he says he has a successful marriage and career thanks to medication--and video games.   Video games gave Hoovler the tools needed to survive, he says. While there is ongoing debate about whether video game playing may increase ADHD, Hoovler says his experience was the opposite.   Hoovler describes the sensation of ADHD as comparable to Read more at www.adhd-alternativemedicine.com

 

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Bach Flower Remedies Described

How these flower essence healers came about.

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Bach Flower Remedies

The Bach Flower Remedies is a quasi-homeopathic system of diagnosis and treatment developed in the 1930s by British physician Edward Bach (1886-1936). Bach put forth his philosophy in Heal Thyself: An Explanation of the Real Cause and Cure of Disease, first published in 1931. Within this theory, he described these five "fundamental truths:"  Souls, invincible and immortal sparks of the Almighty, are the real "higher" selves of humans. Humanity's purpose is to develop virtues and wipe out all intrapersonal wrongs. Souls know what circumstances are conductive to the perfection of human nature. One's lifetime is a minuscule part of one's evolution. When one's soul and personality are in harmony, one is healthy and happy. The straying of the personality from the dictates of the soul is the root cause of disease and unhappiness. The Creator of all things is love, and everything of which humans are conscious manifests the Creator. Bach held that disease was essentially beneficial and that its design was to subject the personality to the "Divine will" of the soul. Supposedly, he psychically discovered the specific healing effects of 38 wildflowers. The life force ("soul quality" or "energy wavelength") of each of these flowers allegedly is transferable to water and on to humans. Each of the so-called Bach Flower Remedies is a liquid that supposedly contains a "soul quality" with an affinity to a human "soul quality" and each vegetable "soul quality" allegedly harmonizes its human counterpart with the soul. In Bach Flower Remedies, the bases of classical diagnosis are conversation and intuition. Administration of the remedies is usually oral; however, they may be external. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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