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The Feel-Good Diet Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD See book keywords and concepts

Conclusions From this study it can be concluded that the use of neurotransmitter precursor lozenges as directed over a six week period affects the symptoms of neurotransmitter deficiencies in the following ways: improves eating satisfaction, improves mood, lowers anger and irritability, lessens fatigue, lowers anxiety and fearfulness, relieves achy muscles, improves sleep, lessens appetite and cravings especially for starchy or sweet carbohydrates, and improves motivation, mental focus, and muscle strength. figure a.

Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey See book keywords and concepts

So NES, and natural healing of any kind, usually improves how we function (how we relate to the world and our illness, our energy level, clarity of thought, evenness of emotions, and so on) before it improves our physical symptoms. Although it might take time to correct a physical ailment, you don't have to use NES, or any other natural therapy, forever. You use it until you feel better, your symptoms abate, and your functioning as a full and vibrant human being returns. As with any health care modality, the choice is yours.

Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD See book keywords and concepts

In short, niacin improves the body's blood flow, improves circulation of oxygen, and restores organ function, without increasing blood pressure.

Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

In the same way that CBT improves treatment of depression with antidepressants, I strongly believe that CBT improves treatment of medically unexplained pain and fatigue. I will discuss in more detail a simple version of CBT in chapter 8 because it is extremely useful in helping people cope with chronic illness, even in the absence of depression. If the chronic illness is depression or anxiety, CBT helps give you perspective on the processes that lead to sadness or being upset. If the sickness is CFS, FM, or IBS, CBT helps you gain a sense of control over your illness.

NewsTarget survey results, part 3: Making health changes that positively affect work performance Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

For example, when a person improves their level of health, it doesn't just change their cholesterol numbers, it doesn't just change their blood pressure or their body weight; it changes their whole life. It changes and improves the nature of their relationships. It improves their work performance, mental performance and level of awareness, and it boosts their level of enjoyment and optimism in life. It changes their self-image, which has tremendous long-term implications. It is a holistic change that affects every area of the person's life.

Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey See book keywords and concepts

So NES, and natural healing of any kind, usually improves how we function (how we relate to the world and our illness, our energy level, clarity of thought, evenness of emotions, and so on) before it improves our physical symptoms. Although it might take time to correct a physical ailment, you don't have to use NES, or any other natural therapy, forever. You use it until you feel better, your symptoms abate, and your functioning as a full and vibrant human being returns. As with any health care modality, the choice is yours.

Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

In the same way that CBT improves treatment of depression with antidepressants, I strongly believe that CBT improves treatment of medically unexplained pain and fatigue. I will discuss in more detail a simple version of CBT in chapter 8 because it is extremely useful in helping people cope with chronic illness, even in the absence of depression. If the chronic illness is depression or anxiety, CBT helps give you perspective on the processes that lead to sadness or being upset. If the sickness is CFS, FM, or IBS, CBT helps you gain a sense of control over your illness.

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food Ann N. Martin See book keywords and concepts

It also promotes muscle growth and repair, improves the immune system, promotes the healing of many skin problems, and improves the heart and circulatory system. Vitamin E deficiencies may result in muscle weakness, lethargy, and lack of energy. Note: Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant and is often used as a preservative in natural pet foods. Vitamin E is found in wheat germ, whole wheat flour, margarine, corn oil, peanut oil, and eggs. Vitamin K (Phytonadione) Vitamin K is fat-soluble vitamin that prevents abnormal bleeding.

Transdermal Magnesium Therapy Mark Sircus See book keywords and concepts

Among other effects, magnesium improves the internal production of defensive substances, such as antibodies and considerably improves the operational activity of white, granulozytic blood cells (shown by Delbet with magnesium chloride), and contributes to many other functions that insure the integrity of cellular metabolism. In 1961, Dr. Hans A. Nieper, introduced cardiac therapy based on magnesium aspartate. He was surprised to observe that hardly any new cancer occurrences appear in the group of patients so treated.

Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes Jack Challem See book keywords and concepts

There's no question that greater physical activity improves blood-sugar levels, and the types of activities do not have to be strenuous. Many studies have shown that just going for a daily walk can lower blood-sugar, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. One study found impressive benefits in both blood sugar and insulin after a single seventy-five-minute walk. • Physical activity lowers insulin levels. Increased physical activity also improves the ability of insulin to do its job.

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food Ann N. Martin See book keywords and concepts

It also promotes muscle growth and repair, improves the immune system, promotes the healing of many skin problems, and improves the heart and circulatory system. Vitamin E deficiencies may result in muscle weakness, lethargy, and lack of energy. Note: Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant and is often used as a preservative in natural pet foods. Vitamin E is found in wheat germ, whole wheat flour, margarine, corn oil, peanut oil, and eggs. Vitamin K (Phytonadione) Vitamin K is fat-soluble vitamin that prevents abnormal bleeding.

Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac. See book keywords and concepts

He says studies have shown that the extract reduces the time it takes to fall asleep and improves sleep quality. He recommends taking valerian 30 to 45 minutes before bed at one of the following doses: 1 to 2 grams of the root in tea; 150 to 300 mg of standardized herb extract; or 1 teaspoon of tincture. He cautions that 10% of people are stimulated, not sedated, by valerian.30 Hops Hops (Humulus lupulus) has been used as a bittering and preservative agent in brewing for centuries.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Astragaloside IV improves left ventricular end-diastolic volume and left ventricular end-systolic volume, and slows heart rate in heart failure. The compound also alleviates chest distress and dyspnea associated with heart failure (Luo, 1995). The herb has therapeutic effects on sodium and water retention in aortocaval fistula-induced heart failure, improving cardiac and renal functions in heart failure.

Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac. See book keywords and concepts

While both theories may have merit, some sleep researchers believe dreaming improves the memory and capacity to learn. According to this theory, REM sleep allows the brain to transfer new material into the memory, specifically by increasing the efficiency of the left brain hemisphere, which during waking hours is active in collecting new language skills and other information.20 Research continues into precise mechanisms of this memory consolidation process, and interesting new findings are often reported.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Gingko improves hemodynamic parameters, such as blood flow, by decreasing blood viscosity and erythrocyte aggregation. Anti-inflammatory Effects: Intradermal administration of platelet-activating factor (PAF) induced a biphasic inflammatory response similar to that invoked by antigen challenge in sensitive individuals. Ginkgolides, especially ginkgolide B, antagonized this response. When given orally, ginkgolides reduced eosinophil infiltration in atopic patients given intracutaneous injections of PAF (Rosenblatt & Mindel, 1997; Delia-Loggia et al, 1993).

It is also used as a tonic for hair loss, as it improves blood circulation to the scalp. precautions and adverse reactions Skin contact with the fresh plant leads to the formation of rashes, swelling, pustules, and wheals, due to the skin- and mucous membrane-irritating oxalate needles and histamine. Internal administration triggers signs of severe irritation in the mouth, pharyngeal space, and gastrointestinal tract, combined with vomiting and intense diarrhea. Extracts from the plant are toxicologically harmless.

Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer Shannon Brownlee See book keywords and concepts

In other industries, new technology brings costs down; in medicine, it usually increases them, regardless of whether it improves our health. And the final paradox: While managed care was a colossal failure in so many respects—it has driven good doctors like Gordon Peabody out of medicine, destroyed the trust between doctor and patient, and led to spiraling health care costs—in one way, it may be the best thing to happen to American medicine. It's a little like the joke about how many psychiatrists it takes to change a lightbulb: just one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Aged Garlic Extract improves homocysteine-induced endothelial dysfunction in macro- and microcirculation. J Nutr; 136: 750S-754S. 2006. Wenkert E et al., Experientia 28:377. 1971 Whitaker JR, Adv Food Res 22:73. 1976 Wichtl M, Pflanzliche Pille fur die ewige Jugend. DAZ 131(17):837. 1991 Wolf S, Reim M & Jung F. Effect of Garlic on conjunctival vessels: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Br J Clin Pract Symp Suppl; 69(Aug):36-39. 1990 Zhang XH, Lowe D, Giles P et al.

The Green Tea Book Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews See book keywords and concepts

However, animal-based research suggests that green tea extract improves kidney function in cases of chronic renal failure, even in the face of free radical overload. Studies of specialized kidney cells grown in the laboratory indicate that green tea retards the progression of chronic renal failure. Additionally, the abnormal growth of certain kidney cells is quelled, particularly in cases of diabetes-related kidney failure.23 Chinese physicians have taken an interest in the ability of green tea extract to assist with the health problems associated with chronic renal failure.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Wollersheim H, Netten PM, Lutterman JA et al: Ephedrine improves microcirculation in the diabetic neuropathic foot. Angiology; 40:1030-1034. 1989. Xue-jun Y, De-xiang L, Hechuan W et al: A study on the mutagenicity of 102 raw pharmaceuticals used in Chinese traditional medicine. Mutat Res; 260:73-82. 1991. Zahn KA, Li RL & Purssel RA: Cardiovascular toxicity after ingestion of "herbal ecstacy." J Emerg Med; 17:289-291. 1999.

Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work Dr Ron Roberts See book keywords and concepts

Sometimes the asthma improves after the patient coughs up a considerable amount of mucus. However, untreated attacks may last for days and the effects can be severe and dangerous. If you suspect that you, or a member of your family, may have asthma you should discuss this with your doctor. When the diagnosis is asthma you will usually be given a prescription for a pharmaceutical drug to be taken during attacks and may also be prescribed a preventative that is taken regularly to keep airway inflammation to a minimum. You should use medication whenever an asthma attack occurs.

Equally, in cold climates asthmatics may find their condition improves during winter as the dust mite population is killed by icy temperatures. POLLEN Pollen is a major allergen. Recent Australian research has shown, in fact, that it is not the pollen grains themselves that are causing asthma, but the combination of pollen grains and water. When wet, the pollen grain breaks open and releases even tinier particles that reach the air passages, and it is these that aggravate asthma.

But as your fitness improves you will find that you will be able to walk for more than 15 minutes, even for several hours, without any breathing difficulties. Walk calm—walk tall. Alice Sinclair, a 55-year-old woman, could not walk more than 200 metres without puffing, let alone climb stairs or walk up a hill. Since being introduced to Controlled Pattern Breathing she no longer has difficulty in walking or climbing stairs. In fact Alice is now running, something she thought she would never be able to do again. CONTROLLED DIAPHRAGM EXERCISES Rib and diaphragm exercise Breathing out.

PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition Thomson Healthcare, Inc. See book keywords and concepts

Addition of senna improves colonoscopy preparation with lavage: a prospective randomized trial. Gastrointest Endosc Sep-Oct;37(5):547-9. 1991 Serenoa repens See Saw Palmetto Sesame Sesamum orientale description Medicinal Parts: The medicinal part of the plant is the seed. Flower and Fruit: The flowers are short-pedicled, single or in groups of 2 or 3 in the leaf axils. The flowers are zygomorph-ic; the calyx 5-tipped, 2 to 5 mm long, pubescent and does not drop. The corolla is campanulate, 5-lobed, and distinctly bilabiate. It is 1.5 to 3.5 cm long, white or reddish.

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You Ray D. Strand See book keywords and concepts

Vitamin E not only improves antioxidant defenses but also seems to help the body in the problem of insulin resistance. Research reveals that a low vitamin E level is an independent and strong predictor for the development of adult-onset diabetes. Individuals who have low levels of vitamin E have a fivefold higher risk of developing diabetes than those with a normal amount of vitamin E. Magnesium deficit has been associated with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as an increased risk of retinopathy in diabetic patients.

Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac. See book keywords and concepts

Studies indicate that massage has the following benefits: ¦ Sedates the nervous system and promotes voluntary muscle relaxation ¦ Relieves certain types of pain ¦ Provides effective treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions by increasing lymphatic circulation ¦ improves circulation through the capillaries, veins, and arteries, and increases blood flow through the muscles ¦ Triggers reflex actions in the body to stimulate various organs ¦ Promotes recovery from fatigue Beard adds that therapeutic massage should be applied only by a skilled practitioner trained in appropriate methods.

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