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Kicking the Smoking Habit Naturally

August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Smoking is a dangerous habit. There are very natural ways to help kick the smoking habit. Curbing your nicotine cravings can be difficult but nature is the best way to go. Planning, cleaning and supporting your body can get you on the right path! Though many Americans understand the risks of smoking they choose to do it anyway. Nicotine is an addictive drug so powerful that even heroin addicts admit that smoking is harder to quit. Despite the 80% who want to quit they can’t drop the habit.

There are 1/3rd of pancreatic carcinoma cases that are due to cigarettes as is most lung cancers. Risk of lung Cancer is greatly elevated depending on the amount and when one started smoking; Smokers have a 5 in 10 chance of getting lung cancer over non-smokers.

Though we don’t know a lot about SID or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome it is a little known fact that children with smokers in the house have a much higher chance of dying from it!
Other complications of living with smokers consist of:

• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Colds
• Ear infection
• Damaged lung development
• Reduced lung functions

Smokers have deficiencies in vitamins such as:

• Vitamin C
• Zinc
• Vitamin A
• and Folic Acid

Though there are many negatives to smoking people find it difficult to stop anyway so let’s look at a few ways to kick the habit without using any over the counter medications or unhealthy means:

• Analyze your smoking habits figure out when and why you need each cigarette
• Avoid being around others who smoke
• Learn some deep breathing Exercises- stress is a big factor in getting the urge to smoke
• Detoxify the liver- The liver holds many toxins and detoxifying can curb the crave for nicotine
Detoxifying your body can be an incredible help. The Liver is a meet up place for all the bad addictions of the day. Finding a way to naturally clean out your liver will possibly save you a lot of disappointment. Below are some things to help you clean out your as well as other areas of your body!
• Echinacea- Cleans the nicotine from lymph system and lungs
• Taking Vitamin C will help catch the toxins throughout your body. Taking 1000mg of Vitamin C 4 times a day.
• Primrose Oils
• Sun wellness Chlorella tabs
• Glutamine

These products if taken properly will flush all the toxins through your intestinal tract. Do not eat a lot of junk this will make the craving worse.

A few good Herbs to try in your battle with cravings nicotine or sugar are:

• Ginseng
• Magnesium
• potassium
• Calcium
• and Zinc

Taking other vitamins such as B-complex can only provide more positive results to your quest to quit! Quitting although not an easy task can be accomplished if you set your mind to it and using home remedies can improve your body! Finding the right combination can be difficult at first but definitely worth it when you get it down right!

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Getting To Find Out About Your Medication

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Sadly, even nice things can turn out to be unsafe, more so if they are not availed of as they should be. The same holds good for medicine also. Prior to using any kind of medication, it is crucial that you get to learn everything about it at the outset. The more information you have about it, the more secure will you be. There is no medicine that is perfectly safe and all need to be taken under the recommendation and supervision of a physician. Besides, it is equally imperative that you have as much information regarding your medication as you can prior to using it. Every medicine, irrespective of how simple or regular it may appear, will have possible side effects and likely complications that may arise from using it.

Hence, it is necessary that you find out all that needs to be known about the medication – from the medicine’s name and its place of manufacture, including its composition, to possible side effects, food interactions, drug interactions, and so on. Moreover, you should also become conversant with the right dosage for you, the amount to be taken and the right time to consume it, if it has to be taken with food, if it should not be taken with certain kinds of foods and if it’s necessary to have it at a fixed time each day. All these factors can have an influence on the kind of outcomes you obtain from the medicine and also on the likely side effects it produces.

How To Find Out About Your Medicine

What is the way to obtain this vital information concerning your medicine? What are the places that you could approach to acquire more details about your medication? The following are some excellent sources:

• Your physician
• Your chemist
• The Web
• Medical books
• Medical dictionary

In addition, you have to bear in mind that every individual reacts in a distinctive and different manner to a particular medication. Frequently, these sources will give you the broad or average facts regarding a specific medicine but you have no way of telling that you will react the same way when you use it. There is nothing that can be substituted for your physician’s supervision and precise self-monitoring while using a medicine.

Where NOT to Obtain Your Medicine Information

Well, there are certain sources you must not rely on for obtaining information relating to your medicine. Be wary of online message boards and forums where people provide guidance, who may not be competent to provide such counsel. You must also be circumspect about taking advice from family members and friends. While they may have used the same medicine earlier, all medicines produce different reactions in different individuals and in different conditions.

Knowledge is indispensable, particularly when you are using some kind of medicine, even OTC drugs. Ensure you are thoroughly informed prior to using medicines of any kind.

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The Power of Gemstones – Healing 101

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From Rhinestones to Ruby’s gemstones are becoming the newest fade of Bling! Everyone loves to sparkle and shine giving you power and confidence in your social rings! Remember the first diamond you ever laid eyes on? Remember how your stomach flipped and your face glowed just to see it…when you placed it on your neck you felt even more confident…special…and happy just to have it shining on you!

Even back then you knew they were special! The distributors of these fine goods knew that they were special too! Now gemstones are even more valuable then before…yes alternative healing doctors and some modern medicine doctors are seeing gemstones in a whole new light! They are finding more and more evidence proving that gemstones have the ability to heal! So no more excuses to buy that beautiful necklace or bracelet you saw on the jewelers showcase last week. The perfect reason is already lying in your lap!

Many fashion enthusiasts are covering Bling across the run ways, Bling is invading living rooms everywhere and now they are much more then a fashion statement they are a medical breakthrough. Although they are just now having a medical purpose here they have been healing many for centuries!

Alternative medicine doctors, acupuncturists, and complementary health practitioners have learned that gemstone therapy is a legitimate recognizable medicine! That the beautiful pieces we admire regularly now have added value! Known as an energy medicine it is the treatment on the cutting edge of modern medicine! Though many modern medicine doctors are still skeptical people are growing ever tired of medicines and therapies that don’t work and have harmful side effects! What a side effect…glamour! Well there are many professional athletes using the gemstone methods it improve their game and healing!
Such as:

Athlete Glenn Christiansen- This Olympic record holder from Sweden; has stated that he recommends Green Tourmaline necklace to other athletes. He also stated that the necklace gives him strength and helps him recover faster from his workouts!

The Gems have been known to help athletes who are in sports like:

• Swimming
• bike Riding
• Tri-Athletes
• And even marathon runners

The Gems also help actors and actresses like Uma Thurman, Halley Barry, and even television actress Bonnie Hunt who says reportedly that “feels calmer” when she wears mother of pearl necklace. Though most of us are not shinning on the red carpet…we can feel that way with gemstone therapy.

Gemstone therapy is becoming more and more common. There are several who find it emotional, spiritual, and physically healing. Author Michael Katz‘s book “Gemstone Energy Medicine” explains in more depth how the interconnection of the human energy field is effected by the energy the gemstones give off and thus not only healing interrupted energy fields but transforming it!

Currently many doctors and alternative medicine practitioners are realizing just how effective the Gem therapy can be in some places that conventional medicine is not currently working. Ultimately the decision to use gemstone therapy is up to you, it is definitely changing the view on alternative medicine in this century!

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Aloe Vera – Centuries of Healing

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Remembering the large Aloe Vera plant that sat in our front hall is vivid still today. My mother trended to all the wounds and victorious scraps I received as a child with that same Aloe Vera Plant. I would watch her as she nursed it as she nursed us so many times before with those very leaves. Though the Aloe Vera Plant had many uses she would always break that leaf for my battle wounds.

The Healing of the aloe plant has been used over thousands of years and many cultures have used them for healing as well as beauty like the ancient Egyptians, Romans and even the Chinese. In the year 333BC Aristotle convinced Alexander the Great to take over the island of Socotra for its Aloe Vera. It is said he used it to heal all of his wounded soldiers!

Aloe Vera has been used to treat things like:

• damaged skin
• fight infections
• minimize scars
• reduce pain
• slow the aging process
• Moisturize the skin
• heal burns
• treat IBS
• Treat Colitis

Aloe Vera is also known to detoxify the body and can be used as a drink as well as applied to the outside of the body!

The International Aloe Science Council gives the certification of products that claim to contain aloe. However they find that most of the products that claim to contain aloe only contain trace mounts just enough to keep their validation. The healing of aloe works in larger quantities so it is smart to get your own Aloe Vera plant to truly get the proper effects of the Aloe. There are no known side effects to date in the use of aloe. It provides you with an all natural healing without the dangers of modern medicine. There are not many others that have this amount of power and no side effects. Teaching the use of aloe Vera to your children is wise and with the rise in alternative medicine to show them how to use it!

Aloe Vera has 12 vitamins including vitamin A, b1, b6, b12, and vitamin C it also has a vast amount of essential minerals and nineteen amino acids. Aloe Vera can be ingested and used for external problems. The list below will give you a much better picture on its broad range of uses:

Aloe Vera Gel-(Drinking)

• Irritable bowel Syndrome
• Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Muscular problems-restless leg syndrome, etc…
• Asthma and related conditions(i.e. eczema)
• Flu
• headaches
• Sore throat
• Colitis

Aloe Vera Crème

• Cuts
• Bits
• Bee Stings
• Burns
• Minor aches and pains
• Itches
• Sunburns
• and shingles

For many years Aloe Vera has been a part of our healing lives. It has helped for many centuries before us and will be for many years to come!

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Researching Alternative Medicine

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The field of alternative medicine is getting incredible exposure. People are curious about healing their mind and body without taking modern medicines. With all of the recalls and concerns surrounding these conventional medications it is nice to know you maybe able to heal naturally.

When you are looking into alternatives to traditional medicine you should be cautious and do plenty of research on this topic. Alternative medicine should be an option when trying to find a good treatment for your physical ailments and deciding whether it will improve your quality of life.

Although alternative medicine is still highly controversial in the medical field they can not deny the benefits that have come from herbal preparations.

There have been many proven treatments in alternative medicine today. Alternative medicine covers physical symptoms from pain to depression and can help treat many affectively.

The irony is the ones who have proven the usefulness of these remedies are the very same people who have had issues with many other methods and are more skeptical because of it.

Since the increase of popularity and recognition you can find these products literally everywhere. Discovering the benefits of alternative medicine can save many from the horrible side effects that conventional medicine has caused to its users. Many people are providing new treatments and “how to’s” when it comes to alternative medicine. The topics you are not normally familiar with you can find enough information to help you devise an appropriate strategy in regards to your treatment.

Consulting an alternative medicine doctor for a second opinion on your treatment will give you lots of benefits and a new option to go on. Understanding that there is more out there then conventional medication is the first step to finding appropriate healing to your health concerns.

Modern Medicine doctors have a hard time with this concept because they are trained to believe that this method is the only way. With the given proof of the usefulness of natural medicine they can no longer deny it as an alternative treatment.

However as with all treatments you should review or study all the information you can on the ingredients of these products. While most have no side effects you experience some allergic reactions to these remedies. Finding food alternatives to help with things like prevention with many illnesses is something worth looking in to.

You can learn many things by looking around before making any decisions. Make sure that you can afford to do research before your treatment is needed and talk to your doctor about getting a second opinion if you are not satisfied with his/her decision.

Learning alternative prevention medication before you have to treat a chronic illness is wise. There are many things available that will help reduce your risk to things like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Knowing that you can get to it before it even appears will help you keep a positive attitude about your health. Remember that knowledge is power the more you know the better off you will be!

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Finding Herbal Cures to Treat Mankind Naturally

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Alternative medicine has made huge advancements in the world of medicine. With an increase in the amount of herbal users there is an increased need in solid information as well. Many people are exploring the use of herbal treatment when it comes to everything from cancer to the common cold and headaches. Finding the information they need to use the treatments properly is getting more and more difficult.

Discovering that the information best comes from the ones who know the most about herbs and not conventional medicine is common sense but still a tough pill to swallow. It is a now accepted fact alternative medicine and treatment knowledge is over the heads of modern day physicians and science.

Many civilizations have shared this knowledge and passed it down through the years such as Indus and Indians. They have shared their knowledge of the Holistic approach spiritual living, yoga, and many others.

Medical science has used ancient treatments to help form the cure to some ailments. Herbal cures have been discovered for several diseases. Though online today there are several thousand website that attempt to pedal these wares and while some are legitimate and can truly help you. Some have been found to be quite the contrary. Many sites have been proven to be fraudulent and misguiding those who are vulnerable to their words for profit. This has caused some struggle in the field of herbal remedies and many feel if there is one bad apple the whole bushel must be bad.

The damage that these commercial sites have inflicted on the herbal medicine industry in general is hindering the very concept of treatment through herbal remedies. Their disregard for the industry and thirst for greed maybe keeping many from getting the natural help they need to lead quality lives.

This site was designed to sell nothing and only give free knowledge to ensure that no one will mislead the public in the name of an herbal cure. It will give you only quality information that will help you in deciding what treatment is best for you with out a biased opinion. It will not profit from sharing the information and not give you unjust information in the name of money!

This site will provide you with information on all diseases common or uncommon and help you locate the various herbs to cure them. It will also show you guidelines on usage and regular dosage of the treatment for the disease. It will give you photos and part required for each herb.

We will also give recommended links to where you can locate the herbs in pure form online and hope that all will join in. We will encourage all to help in the growth of these herbs in every corner of the globe.

We hope that each of you will help spread the word of this site and help serve all in getting herbal cures and treatment to ailments everywhere and let us help fulfill what the originators started when they found these cures.

HELP MANKIND BE RID OF ALL DISEASES THE NATURAL WAY

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Empowering you life through Your Sense of Smell

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Many of us realize that our sense of smell affects a lot in our lives; for instance if you are driving past a restaurant and you smell food you might become hungry. Our sense of smell also helps determine our mood, brain power and amount of energy we have from day to day. Take a look at some of these smells that will help turbo charge your day!

Scents that help control appetite:

Smelling some scents can help us control our appetite by psyching out our brain! Smelling these aromas often can make our brain believe we are truly eating them. This will help reduce our appetite! In many studies people that inhaled these aromas had the reported desired effects:

Chocolate-like Aromas:

It was reported that in a research study of over 100 people who sniffed chocolate-like aromas lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks time.
Green apples-Banana-peppermint Aromas:
It was reported that people who smelled these aromas lost an average of 30lbs. in a 6 month time frame.

Boosting Energy Levels:

When trying to boost your energy levels you should smell the following scents it will awaken your senses as well as your alertness. It is also said that these scents can help you burn more calories:

• Jasmine
• Strawberries
• Buttered popcorn
• Peppermint
• Freshly brewed coffee

Jasmine is a well known pick me up and can increase alertness in the brain. While strawberries and buttered popcorn scents can help burn calories! It is no secret that brewing coffee scents in a big wake up call but just the scent can give you energy; while peppermint boosts you alertness chewing peppermint guy can wake you up even in the middle of the day!

Improve Your Romance with the sense of smell:

While we all know that we can be sexually stimulated by the smell of certain things did you know that what might stimulate a man can be completely opposite what stimulates a woman.

Scent Stimulation for Men:

Men are typically stimulated by the scents of-

• Lavender
• Pumpkin Pie

These smells can increase the blood flow to their penis by around 40% just by smelling them!

• Doughnuts
• Black Licorice
• Vanilla
• And women’s fragrances

These scents will increase their stimulation as well but may not have such as strong effect on them.

Scent Stimulations for Women:

Most women are picky when it comes to smells. Everyone has different effects when it comes to different aromas except when it comes to these:

Stimulants:

• Cucumber
• Licorice

However just as with stimulants some women have some turnoff as well you maybe surprised what they are:

• Cherries
• Barbecued Meat
• Men’s Cologne

Lowering Anxiety through your sense of smell:

Many of us do not like to speak on the subject of anxiety and though many of us have encountered it at some point others experience it more then normal. Studies have shown that when one becomes anxious it is beneficial to smell aromas of:

• Green Apples
• Cucumbers

It is also said that when you wash your hair with green apple scented shampoos it will calm you in nervous situations.

For memory power and retention take a whiff of some floral scents while reading new information and then smell it again to remember it. Floral scents are said to increase information retention by 17%!

Our sense of smell truly does improve our way of life and the effectiveness of our bodies both emotionally and physically. You can improve all aspects of your life if you just “Stop to smell the roses”!

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Easing Gout Pain One Cherry at a Time!

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Cherries have been used for several centuries as added nutrition in ones diet…but can this delicious fruit really help pain! It has been documented that cherry juice can relieve the pain of Gout. In 1950 they conducted a study that showed that eating ½ pound of cherries or drinking 1 liter of cherry juice will lessen your gout pain! What a delicious treatment…don’t we wish we all could be that lucky?

The excruciating gout pain that plagues several thousands of people each year is a hear one to swallow. The idea of tiny sharp crystals of anything floating around in ones blood is not something one looks forward too. However there have been new studies that show this pain can be relieved.

The tiny jagged crystals that form in the blood usually strike the toe first namely the big toe. Know one knows for sure why this particular joint is targeted but they say it feels like walking on broken “glass”.
Gout wreaks havoc on many sufferers each year while we can lessen the amount of attacks there has not been a cure. Gout symptoms are:

• Sudden intense Pain
• Red, swollen joints
• Low-grade fevers

There are several foods that one should avoid when diagnosed with gout these foods can increase the amount of attacks you have:

• Anchovies
• Goose
• Mackerel
• Meat Extract
• Shrimp
• Dried Legumes
• Herring

It is also known that Gout is worse in people who are overweight and have high blood pressure can get more attacks. Extra weight can also cause too much pressure on the joint and create more inflammation. The loss of weight too rapidly can also create more attacks of gout.

There has been documented proof the shows that cherry juice can give you a relatively quick result when drinking cherry juice. It has been reported that cherries contain Flavonoid compounds which can lower uric acid and also reduce the inflammation in your joints. Since uric acid is the trigger of these attacks it would help significantly to reduce that pain and possibly prevent some future attacks. Researchers wrote in the Journal of Nutrition “Cherries may protect against gout” However we have found nothing published that would support the fact that taking regular cherry juice lessens attacks but it is worth a try.

Overall the pain of gout is excruciating and affects the quality of life for all who suffer it. Often many people reach for relief however they can get it. While gout as with any condition should be followed closely by a doctor the use of some herbal remedies can be useful; one herb that is known to help with this condition is Autumn Crocus. Talking to your physician about its treatment would be wise. The idea of cherries in any form sounds appealing to most you should simply load up and enjoy!

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Smudging: A Spiritual Awakening

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Some Aborigines believe that healing must take place only after one has cleansed them selves of certain conditions. These teachings date back to ancient times. Some of the conditions consist of:

1. Negative thoughts of one’s past
2. Negative thoughts of one’s future and others as well
3. Emotional illness like: bitterness and envy
4. Evil spirits
5. Attachments of others and negative feelings from others

These healings often take place in a sweat lodge or a teepee/cave filled with smoke and heat. The smoke and heat is used to treat the sick or ill person of these and other conditions.

These places are used as a sanctuary of sorts that can be filled with the spirit or god to heal the sick without interference from others. Many use burning herbs or resins which accomplish this same effect and with others the smoke is grasped in hand and rubbed on the body—or Smudging.

There are many herbs and plants that can be used for this purpose. Below is a list of the most commonly used herbs, plants, and grasses in smudging ceremonies. You can also cleanse your space and body outside for protection and other purposes:

Sage Sprigs: The word sage is from the Latin word “Salvia” which means “To heal” sage is among the most commonly used and is good for protection and cleansing. Also from the sage family:

• Mug-wort
• White Sage

Which are also used for cleansing and protection. You can combine some of the branches with other herbs and plants to get other effects. It is said that combining pine and white sage will bring prosperity.
Cedar and Juniper branches: These are most often used to cleanse and purify one’s house or other spaces. They are also used to protect your belongings.

Sweet-grass: Is used as well to purify and protect your home-it is known to draw out negative influences and restore good ones into the home.

Copal: Is a plant resin which is used to cleanse and purify a person or thing through its touch.

Frankincense and Myrrh: Though we often associate these with Christmas and the birth of Jesus they are used in Africa and Europe for ceremonies and rituals to balance yin and yang in a dwelling or place.
Tobacco: Many use tobacco to raise their prayers upwards to their creator. When burned with other herbs like Sage, Cedar or sweet grass they are said to enhance the magical intentions of smudging.

You can purchase Smudges and resins at an occult shop or new age shops almost anywhere. Some are also available online in new age shops. The branches, plants and resins are believed by some to not work and be a sign of voodoo or other pagan religions. Though this is not true it is known that the smoke does create positive place for energies to flow in your space and that it can bring positive energy to you replacing the negative energy you are fighting leaving you feeling good and recharged.

Smudging is another way to feel good spiritually, emotionally, and physically better and what can be better then that!

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A Few Home Remedies to Rid You of Your Cold

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Enduring the shivery shakes of a cold is difficult. Finding an immediate escape is what most of us are looking for. A quick home remedy for the shaking unbearable feeling is to wrap yourself up. Bundling in your bed under the covers may give you the quickest warm up!

The body uses colds as a way of escape as we use yoga for relaxation. When the system gets overwhelmed it will start crashing. You will experience the break down of your immune system as your nose releases mucus getting rid of the unhealthy stuff. When you get a cold you will feel tired and have many aches and pains. You must listen to your body because if it goes unnoticed you can create even more serious problems.

Noticing that you have a cold coming is a major help. You can do several things to stop it or help it go through its cycle faster.

A cold is a build up of toxins in the body and here are a few things to help release them:

1. Rest: Rest is an essential part of getting better. If you do not rest you can not help yourself or anybody else. If working is necessary then you should not do everything at once. Take your time and only do a light load. Taking lots of Vitamin C while pregnant is important. You can find Vitamin C in lemon juice, rose hips and parsley, as well as oranges but if you are pregnant check with your doctor first.

2. Use of Lemon Juice: Lemon juice and water vapors can also stop some colds dead in their tracks!

3. Natural Zinc: Zinc is a natural cold preventer. Taking things with zinc inside them such as; Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds will help you fight off your cold.

4. Sweating out your cold: And last but certainly not least is just merely sweating it out! Starting with peppermint tea and garlic will help you get the sweating going. Follow that with some boiled milk and onion. Don’t worry it won’t hurt you, though it may not sound or smell all that great it will help you stimulate sweating. 3rd you can grab a steaming cup of grated ginger, honey and lemon juice. This will keep circulation going and heighten sweating.

5. Taking a Mustard Footbath: When taking a mustard footbath Use 1 teaspoon of powdered mustard and one teaspoon baking soda. Then use a deep bucket with the water hot and keeping your feet and legs in for 10 minutes. This will also help simulate sweating. Follow it by a full bath.

If you catch the cold when the signs first come on you can get rid of it rather quickly however we all know that we don’t always listen to our bodies as much as we should. No one enjoys having a cold but with a few home remedies you can cook up in your kitchen you can be back to your self in no time!

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