Natural Cures and Natural Remedies

The Side Effects of High Blood Pressure and What To Do About It

Kevin Flatt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:44:55 +0000

The majority of heart patients know high blood pressure usually means issues with their heart health. However here is what many people do not know. Having high blood pressure may well create havoc on your brain, kidneys, as well as eyes. Here is the alarming part… High blood pressure can quietly...

High Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects – What Are They?

Kevin Flatt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:57:01 +0000

The fact is that no high blood pressure medication comes without any unwanted side effects. If you are taking high blood pressure medication or perhaps considering doing so in the foreseeable future, there are several things you will need to know about them. Approximately 70% of males who have...

Natural Hair Regrowth: Can Natural Hair Regrowth Be Acheived?

Kevin Flatt — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:28:38 +0000

Depending on the cause of your hair loss, natural hair regrowth may, or may not, be possible. Some people who suffer from hair loss use clinically proven treatments such as finasteride and topically applied minoxidil (in solution) in order to prevent further hair loss and regrow hair. It is...

What Causes Skin Cancer – Skin Cancer Causes and Risk Factors

Kevin Flatt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:55:23 +0000

What causes skin cancer? The research below shows a number of known skin cancer causes and risk factors related to occupations. Eighty to eighty-five percent of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas and the remaining percentage are squamous cell carcinomas, with the latter being the...

Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure

Kevin Flatt — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:23:15 +0000

Best Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure: Hawthorn Berry is probably one of the best natural remedies for high blood pressure. Studies have demonstrated that hawthorn extract is effective in reducing high blood pressure and in improving heart function by reducing artery hardening and...

Natural Cholesterol Lowering Supplements – Policosanol

Kevin Flatt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:48:09 +0000

Policosanol is a natural cholesterol lowering supplement – If your cholesterol has ever exceeded 200, your doctor probably pulled out his prescription pad and prescribed a statin drug. Statin drugs have some pretty nasty side effects including lowering mental performance, muscle pain,...

Help Reduce High Blood Pressure

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:35:35 +0000

Healthy habits can help reduce high blood pressure. Healthy habits include: Following a healthy eating plan Doing enough physical activity Maintaining a healthy weight Quitting smoking Managing your stress and learning to cope with stress If you combine these measures, you can...

High Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:33:11 +0000

Common Side Effects of High Blood Pressure Medication: From constipation to headaches to increased sensitivity to cold, there are many common side effects to blood pressure medications. Some of these are: Dizziness, light-headedness, or fainting (caused by all types of antihypertensive –...

Help Reduce High Blood Pressure Without Medication

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:52:58 +0000

Help reduce high blood pressure without medication. Use natural remedies, foods and other ways to reduce high blood pressure. Below are some natural ways to help reduce high blood pressure without medication: Hawthorn is perhaps the best known botanical herb used for blood pressure control - ...

Vitamins For Emphysema: What Has Vitamin A Got To Do With Emphysema?

Kevin Flatt — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:56:40 +0000

British researchers have found that retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, can cure emphysema in mice. While further studies are needed, this research raises hopes that retinoic acid (vitamin a) could form the basis of a cure for emphysema. (European Respiratory Journal). Could Vitamin A be one...

Turmeric Benefits: Turmeric Benefits Weight Loss and Diabetes!

Kevin Flatt — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:39:59 +0000

There may be a new way to spice up your weight loss routine, according to results from a new animal model study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists and colleagues. The researchers theorized that dietary curcumin (turmeric) could stall the spread of fat-tissue by inhibiting new...

Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Diabetic Neuropathy

Kevin Flatt — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:11:47 +0000

Diabetes and Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Neuropathy. One of alpha-lipoic acid’s primary uses is to treat nerve damage, including diabetic neuropathy, a dangerous long-term complication of diabetes that causes pain and loss of feeling in the limbs. Alpha lipoic acid enhances glucose uptake in type...

Natural Treatment for ADHD – Magnesium Supplements

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:09:20 +0000

In 1997 researchers reporting in the journal Magnesium Research, divided 75 children (ages 7to12) with diagnosed ADHD into two groups in a preliminary, controlled trial. The children had a deficiency of magnesium which was determined in blood serum, red blood cells and in hair. Fifty children, 20...

Vitamin A and Skin Cancer and Ageing Skin

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:47:41 +0000

Why is vitamin A important for skin cancer protection? The skin and mucosal cells (cells that line the airways, digestive tract, and urinary tract) function as a barrier and form the body’s first line of defense against infection. Retinol (vitamin A) and its metabolites (e.g. beta carotene which is...

Cesarean Sections Increase With Maternal Age

Kevin Flatt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:57:57 +0000

The rising rates of cesarean sections have been a concern for over two decades. An acceptable rate of cesarean sections is between 10% and 15% for countries in the developed world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the estimated rate in the United Kingdom was 20% in 2004....

High Blood Pressure and Preeclampsia During Pregnancy – Future Risks

Kevin Flatt — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:34:59 +0000

Women, who in their first pregnancy, experience complications such as preeclampsia due to high blood pressure have a high risk of developing diabetes, cronic high blood pressure and blood clots for the rest of ther lives. That’s according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine who worked...

Home Exercise and Fitness Equipment For Sale

Kevin Flatt — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:24:15 +0000

Better Health Innovations are dedicated to bringing you the best products to enhance your life through better health. The outstanding success of Better Health Innovations has been attributed to providing innovative and effective products, high value and outstanding customer service. Here are some...

ADHD Medications Linked to Heart Attack, Strokes and Mental Problems

Kevin Flatt — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:14:38 +0000

ADHD Stimulant medications increase stroke and heart attack risks and risks of adverse mental symptoms. On February 21, 2007, the FDA directed the manufacturers of all ADHD stimulant medications approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to develop Patient...

Natural Remedies for Depression

Kevin Flatt — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:07:46 +0000

Clinically used in Germany for over 40 years, St. John’s Wort has been proven to be a successful antidepressant as well as antibiotic and anti-viral agent. Several clinical studies have shown that those with depression do have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood. One of the...

How To Prevent and Remedy Depression

Kevin Flatt — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:18:12 +0000

A number of studies have found decreased omega-3 content in the blood of depressed patients. Omega-3 fatty acids play a critical role in the development and function of the central nervous system. Emerging research is establishing an association between omega-3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic,...