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Fruit and Vegetables – For Healthy Body

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Fruits and Vegetables

Like other sciences that has become a booming, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, frutoterapia and other traditional sciences is a concerted effort to help the person to expand and improve physical and mental health.

Natural medicine, herbs, shrubs, trees and fruits that nature gave an impressive contribution to human efforts to live better. Plants not only provide us with food, clean up our environment to receive oxygen, and also to heal us and protect us from disease.

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Herbal medicines for liver

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

herbal medicines for liverThe liver has the function to break, break, remove and neutralize a number of potentially toxic substances. These substances can be natural, hormonal or from food or environment. It also makes proteins in a series of amino acids used for the body.

There are a number of conditions that directly damage the liver such as hepatitis (which is an inflammation of the liver caused by viruses or external agents), cirrhosis, which prevents the liver to perform its functions properly and less blood flowing throug (more…)

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Natural Remedies Stop Flu

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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Sodium bicarbonate. An ancient method of cutting is a cold, sip, water with baking soda. It is suggested to be a concentration of 1 / 4 teaspoon to a tablespoon of baking soda per cup of water. Taking an aspirin, or its equivalent, with the liquid, raise profits.

Garlic. In addition to its antibiotic and decongestant properties, garlic can stop flu in its infancy, if taken two to four cloves minced, or if it remains a clove of garlic between the gums and inner cheek, slightly bitten with teeth, but without chewing or swallowing.

Onion. It contains a volatile oil exerts a disinfectant, antibiotic and antiviral. For this reason, loan on a preventive and therapeutic, it is recommended to increase their consumption, add to salads.
Honey. Stir two tablespoons of honey and two of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, hot or cold, and drink three glasses during the day, plus another before going to bed.

Milk. At the first sign of a cold or flu, hot, without actually boiling, one cup of milk, pour into it a tablespoon of butter, sprinkle black pepper, and drink it while still warm. Instead of butter and pepper, you can take in 112 milk teaspoon ground cinnamon or ginger, more honey to taste, or a spoonful of honey, one teaspoon butter and 1 / 2 teaspoon garlic powder. Other options include: boiling, simmering, six chopped dried figs in a liter of milk for one hour and then drink a cup of liquid three times a day.
Poultice. The Mustard is the favorite folk remedy against chest congestion, but neither he nor the other should be applied on an irritated skin. To prepare a poultice, forms a paste with equal parts dry mustard and flour, mixed with warm water or with egg pasta Spread between layers of gauze and cover the breast with olive oil before applying the poultice. Instead of mustard, you can use cooked onions and crushed.

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Cholesterol Myths and Facts

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Does eating foods that contain cholesterol are not good for the body? Are we not allowed to consume foods in cholesterol? Cholesterol is actually needed by the body, but increased levels, especially of the poor, the low density lipoprotein (LDL), quite influential in the occurrence of CHD.

Cholesterol plays an important role in the formation of cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D. Her liver and connecting it to a carrier protein called lipoproteins, which make it soluble in the blood and transported throughout the body. In order to not get stuck with the wrong understanding about cholesterol, consider cholesterol myths and facts below.

Bad cholesterol
Myth. In fact, cholesterol is important for body function. The experts said about 75 percent of the cholesterol produced by the body and 25 percent obtained from food.

Most cholesterol is made by the liver and is important for many processes, including the production of sex hormones and vitamin D, and for brain and nerve function. Cholesterol is joined with a protein to form lipoproteins help travel in the bloodstream.
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Are products and herbal health supplements are safe because they are natural?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Herbal HealthAre products and herbal health supplements are safe because they are natural?

Not necessarily. Do not assume that products and herbal health supplements are safer than medicines just because they are natural or come from plants. After all, many plants are poisonous! Although the products and herbal supplements are advertised as “natural,” they are not necessarily natural to the human body.
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Herbal And Natural Antiaging Tips

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Herbal and natural antiaging tipsAging is a natural process that is different in each individual. The skin and vitamin needs of each person is different and people of different age. There are two ways a person can adapt to slow the aging process.

One of them is to eat a healthy diet and regular exercise to stay healthy skin for a longer period of time. The other way is to use chemically made anti-aging skin products. However, most sane people would choose to stay younger from the inside and that is to adapt a healthy lifestyle. However, in regard to the use of anti aging skin care is best – herbal or natural and chemical-based product?

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