James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 In addition, this section discusses some natural remedies that have direct antiviral effects. It has been estimated that 90 percent of the population has one or both herpes viruses. The key is to have a resilient immune system that can fight off and contain the herpes virus. In the case of genital herpes, the best approach is prevention through avoidance of casual sexual contact. However, natural therapies can make a dramatic impact in reducing outbreak recurrence and severity for people with genital herpes. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 NATURAL REMEDIES FOR HYPERTENSION
Some natural remedies work to take blood pressure down a few notches into safe territory.
• Diet is a big one here! Stick with the plan I've described in this book, and your blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight are going to come down. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which is commonly recommended by mainstream docs, will work too, but in my opinion it overemphasizes grains. |
| NATURAL REMEDIES FOR HYPERTENSION
Some natural remedies work to take blood pressure down a few notches into safe territory.
?Diet is a big one here! Stick with the plan I've described in this book, and your blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight are going to come down. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which is commonly recommended by mainstream docs, will work too, but in my opinion it overemphasizes grains. |
Frances Darragh and Louise Darragh Law
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 USING NATURAL REMEDIES
Detailed instructions on the storage, dosage, usage, and combination of natural remedies are given in the following pages. Depending on which kind of remedy you favor, we recommend that you make up a health kit to have on hand in your home. Also look to any particular health problems in your family (such as asthma) and have remedies for these in your cabinet. To make your choice of remedy clearer with homeopathy and cell salts, we provide brief Remedy Pictures at the back of the book as a cross-reference. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
There are several natural remedies available for arthritis; some work better than others. If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or other types of arthritis besides osteoarthritis, natural remedies are limited in their ability to halt the progression of the disease, and pharmacological solutions may be the most effective.
However, for those of you who have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, two popular natural arthritis remedies, glucosamine and chondroitin, may help. |
Ann N. Martin
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 Martin Zucker quotes Nancy Scanlan, DVM, in his books, natural remedies for Dogs and natural remedies for Cats: "The recommended dosage for toy dogs is 100 mg. daily; small dogs, 200 mg.; medium dogs, 300 mg.; larger dogs, 500 mg. Large puppies can use 10 percent more."4 She recommends the following for cats: "50 to 100 mg. daily. Increase the amount by 25 percent for kittens."5 Dairy products provide calcium that is readily absorbed by both dogs and cats. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 One, it's in the New England Journal of Medicine, which almost never prints anything positive about natural remedies.
Mike: Yes -- and look at who their advertisers are.
Teitelbaum: Well, look at all the drug companies, and where they advertise. You know, doctors should wear a button that says, "I do what the drug companies tell me to do," because all of our journals and all of our conferences, by and large, are paid for by the drug companies -- and also, our professors for the research. If you look at the study, the natural remedies are far more effective. |
Ann N. Martin
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| Martin Zucker quotes Nancy Scanlan, DVM, in his books, natural remedies for Dogs and natural remedies for Cats: "The recommended dosage for toy dogs is 100 mg. daily; small dogs, 200 mg.; medium dogs, 300 mg.; larger dogs, 500 mg. Large puppies can use 10 percent more."4 She recommends the following for cats: "50 to 100 mg. daily. Increase the amount by 25 percent for kittens."5 Dairy products provide calcium that is readily absorbed by both dogs and cats. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 Many manufacturers, good and bad alike, want you to believe that cancer and other life-threatening diseases can be cured with natural cures and natural remedies. Some people scoff at the idea of curing cancer or heart disease with supplements. But, if you were under duress from cancer or another life-threatening disease you might be willing to try a product that claimed it could save your life.
Although there are natural remedies that may well provide benefits for various ailments, just like pharmaceuticals, there are none that have been proven to cure anything. |
Ann N. Martin
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| Zucker, M., natural remedies for Cats, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.
Zucker, M. natural remedies for Dogs, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.
Websites
In the United States
American Board of Veterinary Toxicology. Provides addresses and various links to toxicology sites: www.abvt.org
Animal Protection Institute. An organization that informs, educates, and advocates the humane treatment ofall animals: www.api4animals/org/
Katie Merwick. The Second Chance Ranch, provides insight into adopt-
In Defense of Animals. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 As more and more people gravitate to natural remedies, the panic among the pharmaceutical executives is reaching a crescendo. You are now witnessing the results of their latest brain storm: discredit natural remedies and scare the public to death.
Unfortunately, it's working. People think beta-carotene will give them lung cancer and that vitamin C causes cancer, kidney stones, and even heart attacks and strokes. Now we're being told that St. John's Wort is ineffective and Ginkgo biloba induces brain hemorrhages. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| There are thousands of natural remedies promoted for all types of illnesses from allergies to high cholesterol to diabetes to cancer. When it comes to illnesses, maladies and conditions, whether subtle or acute, it is critical that you approach them from a position of strength. Do your research. Find a good health food store with knowledgeable staff. Look for a good herbalist and nutritionist. And above all, as recommended in chapter two, find a physician that you trust, who practices integrative medicine. |
Jean Carper
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 We talked to leading herbal authorities, naturopathic doctors, professors at universities, and highly regarded industry representatives who make the natural remedies in the United States and in Europe.
It was exhilarating, inspiring, informative, enlightening, and often discouraging and disheartening. As a mainstream medical journalist, I was both wildly enthusiastic about and sometimes appalled by the claims for some remedies. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| How Supplements Are Monitored
Many of us come to the rightful conclusion that prescription drugs are toxic poisonous chemicals, and look to natural remedies to enhance our health or combat disease. Because of a lack of regulation and oversight, not all supplements are created equally You need to be aware that supplements and other types of natural formulas and remedies are not monitored and controlled in a way that has the public's best interest at heart. |
Jean Carper
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| The extensive study and use of such natural remedies among mainstream doctors in other countries, especially Germany.
¦ The utter chaos of government regulations regarding the use of natural medicines, which is reflected in a consumer nightmare in the marketplace.
When I started this book, I knew, of course, that Americans are embarked on a new direction in seeking solutions for their own health problems. But I had no idea of the strength and pervasiveness of this quest at all strata of society. |
Maesimund B. Panos, M.D. and Jane Heimlich
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 REPPED: Would you like to know how to use inexpensive, effective, natural remedies that have no side effects? If so, Homeopathic Medicine at Home is the book for you.
Saturated in homeopathy by heredity and marriage (both her father and deceased husband were homeopaths), training (after she finished Ohio State College of Medicine, an internship, and residency, she was assistant to a homeopath), and her own private practice, Dr. Maesimund B. Panos is superbly qualified to teach all of us about homeopathy. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Although there are natural remedies that may well provide benefits for various ailments, just like pharmaceuticals, there are none that have been proven to cure anything. People who face dire health consequences will grasp at the hope of a miracle or even a little relief. Profit-driven companies who prey on the fear, pain and suffering of people avoid criminal prosecution with carefully crafted packaging and marketing tactics. Health enhancing and life changing promises can be made as long as you qualify your statements with the word "may" instead of "will. |
| Books and Nutrition link)
The trusted voice of the complementary and alternative medicine field provides natural remedies and healthy solutions for your most pressing health concerns as well as practical strategies for self-care and prevention.
American Association of Integrative Medicine www.aaimedicine.com
AAIM's advocacy for broader treatment options facilitates a bond between integrative and Western medicine. |
Andreas Moritz
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 This feeling of alienation and helplessness drives many into the hands of alternative practitioners who spend more time with their patients and offer them approaches that include self-help programs like meditation, yoga, dietary advice, and natural remedies. In 1997 Americans made 627 million visits to practitioners of alternative medicine and spent $17 billion of their own money to pay for alternative therapies, including cancer treatment. |
Jean Carper
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| You might ask those same questions of millions of people around the world who have successfully used natural remedies. The resounding answer is yes. Some Americans might say the same thing. However, sadly, America generally is far behind other countries in the use of natural medicines, because of a lack of knowledge about their scientific validity and a failure of our medical profession and the government to properly evaluate and endorse their use. |
Andreas Moritz
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| To support your immune system in its fight against disease or infections, you can use natural remedies known in the traditional forms of medicine.
Ayurvedic Medicine, Chinese Medicine, and Homeopathy, for example, offer excellent remedies for almost every ill. They do not interfere with the mechanism of healing in the body, as is the case with drugs. Instead, their cleansing procedures and immune-stimulating medicines make it easier for the body to rid itself of toxins or deal with pathogens. |
| All the procedures and natural remedies described in this book can assist you and your family in maintaining natural immunity against disease throughout life. "The best vaccine against common infectious diseases," according to the World Health Organization, is "an adequate diet." Unprocessed, unrefined foods, including plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, help a child to build up natural immunity and help the adult to maintain it. |
Bill Sardi
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 Obstetrics Gynecology 100:495-504, 2002]
Researchers point out the lack of studies to indicate proper dosage, and to identify the active ingredients in herbal products for hormone replacement or cancer prevention, is a major drawback of these natural remedies. [International Journal Fertility Womens Medicine 48: 64-68, 2003]
In a landmark study published in 1997, researchers obtained urine and blood samples from women who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer and compared them with healthy women in regard to plant estrogen levels. |
| Family and friends were now chiming in, offering natural remedies, even suggesting cancer clinics in Mexico. She would have nothing to do with this advice. Her insurance covered most of the costs of care the doctor ordered and she simply didn't have money for all the other therapies suggested to her. Her doctors told her herbal and vitamin therapies were not safe and often conflicted with treatment. So she stayed away from them.
The loss of the breast was disfiguring, but she endured. |
Frances Darragh and Louise Darragh Law
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| Our hope is that the use of natural remedies will not only relieve the world's overburdened health services and save money for the family in the long run, but, more importantly, will give confidence and control back to the parents who are so often left coping with and caring for a sick child.
—Frances Darragh & Louise Darragh Law
Introduction his book offers information on how to recognize and act upon children's injuries and ailments, by providing a comprehensive and practical manual. |
| WHAT TO DO—ACUTE ATTACK
We advise that you seek the help of an experienced natural health practitioner for this illness, as correctly used natural remedies can offer significant help to asthma sufferers, but we also advise that you use a medical practitioner to monitor progress.
• If your child is susceptible to asthma attacks, have something already prepared.
• These are immediate measures that you may find helpful: Place child in the position that makes breathing easiest—usually upright with back straight, leaning slightly forward. Your instinct may be to hold him tightly out of fear. |
| WHAT TO DO
We advise that you seek the help of an experienced natural health practitioner for this illness, as correctly used natural remedies can offer significant help for diabetes. But we also advise that you keep in touch with a medical practitioner to monitor progress.
Many juvenile diabetes cases can be controlled by diet alone. However, in all cases it is important to set up an eating pattern that avoids peaks of glucose entering the blood. Each diet must be tailor-made to the individual concerned, so seek dietary advice from a naturopath or dietitian. |
| WHAT TO DO—INTERNAL APPLICATIONS
We advise that you seek the help of an experienced natural health practitioner. natural remedies can offer significant help to eczema sufferers. Determine irritating agent, see Allergy.
• Treat emotional aspects with Bach Flowers—a stressful situation can be sufficient to trigger a recurrence of eczema. (Books on Bach Flower Remedies are available at most health shops.)
• Good foods to eat: avocado, dandelion, melons, sunflower seeds, and goat's milk.
• Check for presence of Candida Albicans (see Thrush, p. 213, for more information). |
| We advise that you seek the help of an experienced natural health practitioner. natural remedies can offer significant help to sufferers of psoriasis.
Arsen Alb 30c: Thickened skin that burns, itches, and swells. Graphites 30c: Eruptions worse behind ears, palms or backs of hands, bends of joints and folds of skin. Kali Brom 30c: A leading remedy especially if child is the nervous type, and no clear symptoms arise. Lycopodium 30c: Dry, withered, scaly eruptions. Petroleum 30c: Rough, cracked, and leathery; itchy, worse on hands and in cold weather. |
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