Kathi Keville
See book keywords and concepts |  And conventional cold medicines such as antihistamines are not much better. In fact, these remedies have little to offer the bleary-eyed cold or flu sufferer other than suppressing their symptoms and prolonging the misery.
So if you have a cold or flu, try using herbs. While your symptoms may not disappear overnight, chances are you will get well sooner, and probably more completely. Since pharmaceutical drugs are not very effective against viruses, medical researchers are investigating medicinal plants as alternatives. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  As your health improves, gradually taper off NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, steroids, antibiotics, and over-the-counter cold medicines with help from a supportive allopathic physician and naturopath.
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Boost Your Immunity with Natural Immune Enhancers
Can we program or stimulate the immune system to perform better? If we could, it would solve many of the problems caused by viruses, other infections, and cancer. Unfortunately, though we can condition the immune system, stimulating it is not like training a watchdog. It is much more complex: There is no simple "on" or "off" button. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts |  In October 1994, Time magazine reported that a Journal of the American Medical Association survey showed that parents use such preparations 70 percent of the time when faced with illness, "despite evidence that over-the-counter remedies such as cough and cold medicines are often ineffective and sometimes produce adverse reactions when taken by preschool children."
Ear infection (Otitis Media)
• "For years, doctors have treated ear infections in children with a regimen of antibiotics. But pediatricians also know that if left untreated, most ear infections will clear up in a week or so anyway. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, many headaches preparations, cold medicines, appetite suppressants, and "wake-up' ' pills contain varying amounts of caffeine. One brand of the latter, called "Zoom", advertises it as a "legal upper with the smooth-riding qualities of a snort of cocaine.''
All nervous system stimulants, in my opinion, should be avoided by persons at high risk for developing one of the neurodegenerative diseases. The best indication of risk is the presence of at least one direct relative (especially a parent) with one of these diseases. |
Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon
See book keywords and concepts |  Remember, cold medicines as well as allergy pills may contain antihistamines. Do not drive or do anything else requiring attention if you have had alcohol together with such medication. Reflexes and coordination could be seriously impaired.
Anxiety Pills Ativan diazepam Klonopin Librium meprobamate Paxipam Serax Tranxene Valium Xanax
We worry more about this drug alcohol interaction than most others because it is so common. People swallow tons of anti-anxiety agents and often seem to take these drugs for granted. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Allergy and cold medicines may contain synthetic variations of ephedrine, such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), which can keep you awake. The asthma drug theophylline (Bronkaid and Primatene tablets, Tedral and others) is a stimulant that can make sleeping difficult.
The cortisones, such as prednisone, can also cause sleeplessness. The heart drugs propranolol, furosemide and lovastatin may cause insomnia, as can too high a dose of thyroid medication such as synthroid. Ironically, many of the antidepressants cause insomnia, which can cause depression due to lack of sleep! | | Other drugs that can interfere with melatonin production in the brain include the benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax, caffeine, alcohol, cold medicines, diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, stimulants such as diet pills, and corticosteroids such as prednisone.
If you're in the habit of having a midnight snack, some of the foods that can boost the production of melatonin include oatmeal, corn, barley, bananas and rice. A hot bath before bed can also raise melatonin levels. uted to aspirin- and ibuprofen-type drugs. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, PPA (phenylpropanolamine), a common ingredient in many popular over-the-counter cold medicines, has caused fatal strokes, according to a warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2000.
Causes of Colds and Flu
Viruses are commonly thought to be the cause of the cold and flu. However,William M. Cargile, B.S., D.C, F.I.A.OA., of Lake Park, Georgia, counters this belief. "When everyone in the workplace and at home seems to have a cold or the flu, why do some people not get it?" he asks."I treat people with the flu all day. Why don't I get it?" Dr. |
Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis
See book keywords and concepts |  Nonalcoholic beer, by law, can contain only trace amounts of alcohol (/4 percent by volume), which is less than what you get in a tablespoon of most over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. (Note: Products that are labeled "alcohol free" cannot contain any alcohol.)
CAUTION Nonalcoholic beer is contraindicated for alcoholics.
94. The Grapes of Wrath
Whoever said, "In vino Veritas" wasn't talking about truth in wine labeling. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Other drugs that can interfere with melatonin production in the brain include the benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax, caffeine, alcohol, cold medicines, diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, stimulants such as diet pills, and corticosteroids such as prednisone.
Valerian
Sometimes at the end of a long day we're "wired but tired." The body is telling us it's time to sleep, but our mind is keeping us awake. When that happens you can try taking a dropperful of valerian tincture in water, and within 30 minutes you'll be fast asleep. Valerian (Valeriana officinalis L. |
Paul A. Offit, M.D.m Bonnie Fass-Offit, M.D. and Louis M. Bell, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  How to Determine Whether Natural Remedies or Cough and cold medicines Really Work
To figure out whether various herbs, plant products, chemicals, and over-the-counter cough and cold preparations work to treat the symptoms of viral infections, we have chosen to evaluate several books as well as many scientific studies (see the Bibliography for details). The information obtained from these sources can be placed into four categories: e The Simple Declarative Statement ("Good for? Cure warts with.")
Statements of fact—in the absence of any studies that prove these facts—are not always true. |
Ruth Winter, M.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  White horehound, used by ancient Egyptian doctors who dedicated it to the god Horus, and now native to Great Britain and the United States, is used in cough drops and cold medicines. Tops of young white horehound shoots are still gathered by herbalists to treat upset stomachs, jaundice, croup, asthma, and bronchitis.
HORMONE CREAMS • The cosmetic manufacturers claim that hormone creams containing estrogen or progesterone are cosmetics, and many dermatologists and some staff members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintain they are drugs. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts | | Antihistamine is often used in cold medicines, yet it does nothing for most people's cold symptoms. It does, however, make you drowsy and possibly unable to drive or operate heavy machinery.
• Phenylpropanolamine, a decongestant, can raise your blood pressure.
• Combination cold formulas lock you into taking fixed amounts of everything that's in them even when your symptoms change. |
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