Treating Menopause With Herbs

Posted by admin in Treatments on January 22, 2012

Menopause HerbsMenopause is a condition that occurs in a woman’s life around the age of 45 to 50. It is the period when the ovulation stops and so the menstruation cycle also stops. Menopause can cause serious fluctuations in the hormone levels and consequently lots of emotional and physical disturbances. The effects of menopause can reflect on the skin, hair, nails etc making the woman look older. This can add to the stress and trauma of the symptoms. The symptoms include hot flushes, night sweats, palpitations, insomnia, joint pains, headaches, vaginal dryness etc. Added to this, are the emotional symptoms that are worse than the physical ones; irritability, depression, personality changes, suicidal ideations etc.

Eating foods that increase the estrogen levels can be helpful during menopause. Alfalfa, soy beans, soy sprouts, crushed flaxseeds, garlic, green beans, sesame seeds, wheat, yams, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers, corn, apples, anise seeds, cabbage, beetroots, olive oil, olives, papaya, oats, peas, sunflower seeds are all plants that contain estrogen and can also promote overall health. Including more of these foods in the diet can help ease out the symptoms of menopause. Celery, parsley and nuts can also be included in the diet to relieve the symptoms of menopause.

Evening primrose oil can also be beneficial during menopause. St.John’s wort can help with the depression that is associated with menopause. Black cohosh is used to treat the hot flushes and night sweats that result due to this condition. Read the rest of this entry »

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Herbal Medicines for Arthritis and Osteoporosis

Posted by admin in Arthritis, Herbal Medicine, Osteoporosis on January 21, 2012

Arthritis and osteoporosis is affecting more and more people everyday. The supplements and treatments however involve health supplements which have common side effects. These side effects can cause minor and major problems depending on your intake of supplements. Arthritis treatment involves drugs and supplements which can result in heart and cancer scares. People are concerned about these scars and are looking at possible natural alternatives to cure arthritis and osteoporosis.

Before we start the discussion about Arthritis treatment and cancer treatment, let us study about the causes of development of these problems.
Bones are considered to be most strongest part of a human body. The fact is that these bones are constantly broken and built up every other day. This process is assisted by hormonal balance and nutrients like calcium, collagen, minerals etc help the bone to recover from breakage. There are many other elements which contribute in this process.

As our body gets older, the level of hormones in our body fall. The lack of nutrients such as calcium, minerals etc causes problems and our bones fail to recuperate from the constant breakage. Bones loose lubrication and get rigid. Our diet, to a certain extent decides the amount of nutrient capability in our body. The lubrication which helps our bones develop and perform better is made from collagen and fatty acids. Read the rest of this entry »

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Alternative Scoliosis Treatment

Posted by admin in Treatments on January 21, 2012

The success of alternative scoliosis treatment is controversial and confusing to say the least. I guess you could say that almost any alternative treatment, “alternative” meaning not prescribed by a medical doctor would be defined this way. I am certain that we as a culture have a preconceived idea of what a healthcare provider is, does, and represents. The notion that alternative treatments exist for many diseases, to some or perhaps most Americans is likely to be considered risky, unsubstantiated, or even a hoax. Since we were very young we were taught through experience, television, and our parents that medical doctors are the only real source of trust when treating diseases. Television portrays them as elite, sexy, smart hero types. The question becomes is this reality?

Alternative scoliosis treatment would then be considered anything used to treat scoliosis that is not medical. Since medical doctors, primarily orthopedic surgeons, treat scoliosis in only one fashion using rigid braces or fusion surgery then all treatment outside of bracing and scoliosis surgery would be considered alternative. I would like to focus this conversation on alternative scoliosis treatment performed by a chiropractor. There are no medical doctors that currently support chiropractic as a legitimate treatment method for scoliosis and for good reason chiropractic colleges, state associations, or state licensing boards do not support or recommend that chiropractors treat scoliosis as a primary care doctor would but rather only as an adjunct for pain relief.

It is very important to acknowledge that chiropractors that claim to be able to treat scoliosis from a corrective perspective are not supported by their profession unless they have received a minimum of 100 hours of post-graduate course study and are doing so with an orthopedic specialist as the primary care physician. Read the rest of this entry »

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