Diabetes and Asthma Can Benefit From Chiropractic Treatment

Posted by admin in Asthma, Diabetes, Treatments on January 21, 2012

It has been proven that diabetes is associated with many musculoskeletal disorders. It is not uncommon for chiropractors to have diabetic patients arriving at their office hoping they came to a place where they can get relief. Most chiropractors will probably help these types of patients at some point in their career if they haven’t already.

What is Diabetes?

People are diagnosed with diabetes when their bodies are not able to keep the proper amount of glucose or blood sugar because of the inability to properly use insulin or produce it. It is rather common for patients to inject insulin themselves to keep the normal amount throughout their body, especially if it’s type one diabetes.

There are several common symptoms of the diabetes condition, and they are:

1. Losing weight unintentionally

2. Dry mouth causing excessive thirst

3. Abdominal pain Read the rest of this entry »

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Ayurvedic Herbs That Help in Skin Care

Posted by admin in Skin Care on January 21, 2012

Skin is the largest organ in human body. Naturally fresh and healthy skin is protector of body and a thing of beauty. Texts of Ayurveda recommend many herbs and natural remedies to protect our skin from acne, pimple, scars, marks and wrinkles. These herbs and herbal remedies not only help in the above mentioned conditions but also effective in other skin ailments like psoriasis, eczema etc.

Structure of skin:

It is essential to know about structure of skin before analyzing the causes which make changes on skin. Skin is made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues. Microscopic section of the skin shows two distinct parts. Epidermis is the top most layer. The upper layer of epidermis contains dead cells which gradually cast off. These cells are gradually replaced by fresh new cells produced by basal layer which is the lower layer of epidermis.

The Dermis lies below epidermis and consists of net work of collagen fibers which is responsible for elastic properties of skin. Sebaceous glands associated with hair follicles and sweat glands, are all present in dermis and get blood supply from the subcutaneous tissue present below dermis. Sebaceous glands get activated during puberty and produce oil like substance called sebum. Read the rest of this entry »

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