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When Can Probiotics Help?

... may help prevent or treat some digestive problems. They may also help regulate the immune system. They may even protect against common respiratory infections. Probiotics come in many forms, including foods such as yogurt, capsules, powders, and liquids. The various foods and supplements contain ...
by herbsandhelpers
Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:58 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: When Can Probiotics Help?
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What Are Probiotics?

... be useful in unexpected ways. A study published in 2010 suggests that probiotics may decrease the risk of common childhood problems such as ear infections, strep throat, colds, and diarrheal illness. The study included 638 children aged 3 to 6 in day care centers/schools. The children who drank ...
by herbsandhelpers
Tue Jun 15, 2010 5:46 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: What Are Probiotics?
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Views: 5956

What's Eating You? Top 8 Terrible Parasites

... first place. Each year, more than 700 people infected with Toxocara experience permanent vision loss, according to the CDC. Hotez said two other infections -- toxoplasmosis and congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) which can cause deafness and psychomotor retardation -- infect people in the United ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:21 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: What's Eating You? Top 8 Terrible Parasites
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Views: 9515

TREATMENT OF VITILIGO WITH CHINESE HERBS Subhuti Dharmananda

... to contribute to susceptibility to experiencing vitiligo, and the condition might be triggered by conditions other than sunburn, such as viral infections and physical trauma to the skin. The disorder appears to have an autoimmune characteristic, in which melanocytes (melanin producing cells) ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:44 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: TREATMENT OF VITILIGO WITH CHINESE HERBS Subhuti Dharmananda
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LYCIUM FRUIT Food and Medicine by Subhuti Dharmananda

... to zeaxanthin and also to the steroidal compounds. Physalis is used for treating a variety of inflammatory disorders, perhaps aiding treatment of infections; extracts of physalis have been shown to increase natural killer cell activity when administered to mice. The red carotenoids of lycium have ...
by herbsandhelpers
Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:54 pm
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: LYCIUM FRUIT Food and Medicine by Subhuti Dharmananda
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HE SHOU WU WHAT'S IN AN HERB NAME? by Subhuti Dharmananda

... Rare Chinese Materia Medica (7), raw he shou wu, that is, the dried root that has not been prepared with soybeans, is used to treat toxicosis (infections yielding abscess, swellings beneath the skin, sores, carbuncles, and eruptive diseases like rubella), inflammation, constipation, and hyperlipidemia. ...
by herbsandhelpers
Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:40 pm
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: HE SHOU WU WHAT'S IN AN HERB NAME? by Subhuti Dharmananda
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Views: 17766

Diabetes Symptoms to Never Ignore

... “or a long-acting insulin that can cause hypoglycemia, then it very well may be necessary to go to the emergency room,” Drexler says. Infections, Swollen or Bloody Gums, Foot Sores Have your doctor check a cut that’s infected, swollen or bloody gums, or a wound that won’t ...
by herbsandhelpers
Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:13 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Diabetes Symptoms to Never Ignore
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Views: 5641

What bit you? US and other bug hazards...

... yard. Houseflies: Dirty, Hairy! A housefly is a dirty insect — carrying more than 1 million bacteria on its body. It can spread intestinal infections by contaminating food. To control flies, keep food and garbage in closed containers and use window screens on your home. Cockroaches: Ugly ...
by herbsandhelpers
Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:10 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: What bit you? US and other bug hazards...
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Views: 7160

For Men Only: Could You Have Low Testosterone?

... in the testosterone-boosting arsenal. Once these implants are in place, they work continuously for approximately six months. Sabanegh says that infections, bleeding, or bruising can occur at the insertion point, though rarely. Potential Side Effects of Testosterone Treatments Sabanegh steers ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat May 29, 2010 8:16 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: For Men Only: Could You Have Low Testosterone?
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Views: 6871

Could your man have low testosterone?

... prostate, an age-related condition called benign prostate hyperplasia. An enlarged prostate can make urinating difficult and can lead to bladder infections. And if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, he needs to stop his testosterone. "In some men," Sabanegh says, "testosterone ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat May 29, 2010 7:59 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Could your man have low testosterone?
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Views: 6203

Exercise May Buffer Effects of Stress

... California at San Francisco. “People know stress is bad for the heart and makes you look tired and haggard and makes us more vulnerable to infections,” Puterman says. “And there is so much accumulating evidence that links stress to health, so to show that there is something ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat May 29, 2010 7:30 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Exercise May Buffer Effects of Stress
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Reishi, Ganoderma lucidum, Ling Zhi

... severity, diet, emotional factor, environment and many other factors. General.... Reishi mushroom is used for boosting the immune system; viral infections such as the flu (influenza), swine flu, and avian flu; lung conditions including asthma and bronchitis; heart disease and contributing conditions ...
by herbsandhelpers
Sat May 22, 2010 12:00 am
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Reishi, Ganoderma lucidum, Ling Zhi
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Seaweed, thyroid, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism

... of adults. Red algae containing carrageenan have been used for millennia as treatments for respiratory ailments, especially intractable sinus infections and lingering pneumonias. Asthma was not separated out as such in the old literature. I use plain boiled- out carrageenan singly or in combination ...
by herbsandhelpers
Tue May 18, 2010 8:18 pm
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Seaweed, thyroid, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism
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Views: 30783

Immune system

... for in our genes and matured throughout childhood. Can turn against itself in auto immune conditions, attacking the body. Some persistent viruses/infections can deactivate it e.g. ME, AIDS. Can be adversely affected by stress, adrenal gland exhaustion, inappropriate stimulation (allergies etc.) ...
by herbsandhelpers
Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:00 pm
 
Forum: Conditions
Topic: Immune system
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Views: 11296
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