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Optimal Health Seekers – Toxicity is Your Biggest Health Threat
Posted by: | CommentsMany health experts refer to our present environment as a “toxic soup” we live in. Some would actually even state that, toxicity is our biggest health threat nowadays.
Most health care practitioners believe that toxicity is either at the core of acute and chronic illnesses or it is an obstacle to cure.
Toxicity is of much greater concern in the twenty first century than ever before. There are many new and stronger chemicals, air and water pollution, radiation and nuclear power. We ingest new chemicals, use more drugs of all kinds, eat more sugar and refined foods, and daily abuse ourselves with various stimulants and sedatives. The incidence of many toxicity diseases has increased as well. Cancer and cardiovascular disease are two of the main ones. Arthritis, allergies, obesity, and many skin problems are others. In addition, a wide range of symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, pains, coughs, gastrointestinal problems, and problems from immune weakness, can all be related to toxicity. Read More→
Time To Detox?
Posted by: | CommentsEven if you’ve sworn off Diet Pepsi and Doritos, your body needs a break from the daily stress, toxins, bacteria and pollution that can take their toll. Because a weakened inner cleansing system can result in everything from fatigue and food sensitivities to depression and disease, helping the detox organs-liver, colon and kidneys- to do their work is vital to maintaining health. Here are three easy ways to come clean, inside and out, on a daily basis.
Detox- short Form for detoxification has negative connotations by having been glamorized as the treatment of choice for alcohol & drug addiction or overdose of starlets in the films & music industry.
The reality is that detoxification is… the process of clearing toxins from the body or neutralizing or transforming them, and clearing excess mucus and congestion. Many of these toxins come from our diet, drug use, and environmental exposure, both acute and chronic. Read More→
The Best Time to treat osteoporosis is Before you even have it.
Posted by: | CommentsStrong healthy ones also produce important immune-boosting white blood cells, vital for fighting colds and flu this season.
Feeling under the weather? It may be your thyroid.
Posted by: | CommentsWhat is a thyrod?
Your thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located in the front ofyour neck below yourAdam’s apple. It produces hormones that regulate your weight, energy, heart rate, body temperature and mood. When it is not functioning properly, you may feel unwell.
Appetite Control – Healthy Lifestyle Ingredient
Posted by: | CommentsDo you crave certain foods? Are you always hungry between meals? Does your energy fluctuate depending on the foods you eat? Are you gaining weight? More than 60% of Canadians have insulin resistance, a root cause of obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes. With insulin resistance, normal amounts of insulin are inadequate to produce a normal response from fat, muscle and liver cells. Individuals with insulin resistance have poor control over blood sugar levels and appetite. Regions of the brain responsible for appetite regulation, like the satiety centre situated behind the ears, respond to after-meal elevations in insulin by increasing glucose uptake, resulting in a decrease in appetite and sense of satiety. Think of the appetite control centre having an “off” button that only responds to insulin and fat. With insulin resistance, the appetite never shuts down.
With the obesity rates reaching epidemic proportions in the last decade, a lot of research has been done in this field. Read More→
Healthy Immunity – Fight Your Child’s Colds Naturally
Posted by: | CommentsLast October, both the American and Canadian health authorities issued strong advisories warming consumers not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medications to children without first consulting a doctor. The result was a recall of most children’s cough and cold products on the market. The warning told the consumers that children under the age of two should not use decongestants and those under the age of six should not be given antihistamine medicines. Both are commonly used to treat colds in children. One concern regarding these products is that many of them contain pharmaceutical ingredients that if combined by taking more than one product at the same time, they could lead to an overdose in children.
But what can you do to help your child fight a cold? Read More→
Common Cold – Ginseng – Natural Protection Against Catching a Cold
Posted by: | CommentsWorried about catching a cold or the flu because everyone around you is sick? You know you just don’t have time to be sick, but winter is here, and that means it’s cold and flu season. What can you do to protect yourself? Read More→
Winter Health For Kids
Posted by: | CommentsMost children look forward to the first snowflakes of the season. However, with the snow often follows sneezing, coughing and the chills. Colds and flu seem to arrive on cue. It is not the actual cold temperatures that cause cold and flu – it is more of the lack of good nutrition, stress, sedentary lifestyle and weakend immunity that allows us to “pick up” something. So, how can we help our kids enjoy winter, instead of spending it in bed?
BOOST IMMUNITY WITH NATURAL FOODS
Natural, healthy foods help build a healthy immune system. Warming foods are root vegetables, tomato sauces, lentils, yams, oats, and squashes. Garlic, ginger, vanilla, cinnamon and oregano are warming spices. The term warming does not imply the temperature, but rather, the effect that these foods have on the body.
Foods rich in vitamins A, C, D and E, as well as, minerals like selenium and zinc help immune system function to boost a chid`s ability to combat bacteria and viruses. Reducing intake of orange juice, and dairy products is advisable during a cold or flu, as these foods can produce mucus and may make things worse. Supplementing a child`s diet with a multi-vitamin and mineral is also beneficial. Make sure it includes vitamin D (D3) as Canadians are prone to lack of D vitamins over the winter months.
We often try to rid the body of cold and flu symptoms as soon as possible, but often the body needs time to work things out. Provide fresh water and avoid junk and processed foods. Unpasturized natural honey (choose organic) has good antibacterial properties and is effective for coughs and colds.
Homeopathic Medicines to protecting yourself at the end of winter
Posted by: | CommentsAs a general rule, when faced with acute or sudden onset of cold and flu symptoms, use homeopathic medicines with a 30C potency and take two pellets or drops under the tongue as frequently as every 1 5 to 60 minutes. Gradually decrease the frequency as your condition improves.
Aconite: Used for medium-high fever, sore throat and earache.
Symptonis: hot, restless, irritable and thirsty for cold drink, hoarse dry croupy cough, vomiting, headache, feels cold
Belladona: Used for high fever with lethargy and possibly delirium.
Symptoms: not thirsty, red face, dry mouth, hot skin
Gelsernium: Used for typical flu symptoms with general lethargy
low grade fever aches and pains, heavy head and chills. Symptoms: flushed flake, heavy eyes, runny nose and/or mild diarrhea
Symptoms: not thirsty, exhaustion and difficulty in sleeping
Kali Bichromicum: Used for tough stringy mucous or phlegm often in the latter stages of a cold. Symptoms: snuffles, tough elastic plugs in nose, loss of smell, blocked nose, sinus congestion with thick, ropy yellowy-green discharge red, swollen throat, possibly cankers and laryngitis thick yellow gelatinous phlegm
Mexcursus Solubis: Used for the early stages of a cold.
Symptoms: profuse runny nose, sneezing and raw, sore nasal passages, sore throat with raw, burning soreness, possible fever with profuse perspiration , intense thirst for cold water and very hungry
