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Hemorrhoid Natural Treatment Strategies for All Situations

As a young girl of around ten years old, I hated going to the bathroom. It wasn’t that there were bullies in the bathrooms at school or anything of that sort, it was more that I was anxious about bowel movements. Having a bowel movement was painful and was usually preceded by horrible cramps and accompanied by some spots of blood on the toilet paper. In my childish mind, I [...]

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The Ultimate Guide to Detoxing

Yet another day dawns and here you are feeling sluggish, apathetic, not functioning at your potential and sleeping badly. You decide you are in need of a DETOX to get you up and back in the game again. Of course, the desire to detox can range anywhere from wanting to look younger, be thinner, feel brighter, have better looking skin, be calmer, or from the need to cure an on [...]

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Natural Remedies

When my father was 60 years old, I was surprised to notice early symptoms of dementia during a family weekend get-together. He'd ask Mom a question and then, fifteen minutes later, ask the same question again. This kind of forgetfulness is typical in seniors who are decades older, but is less common in youngsters just approaching their golden years. I wondered if the phenomenon was genetic and made a mental [...]

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The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Eating Raw Food

The concept of eating a raw diet first came to my attention in 1996. It was quite a shock to read, that to gain the benefits the book was so gaily suggesting I would have to alter my diet massively - radically even. I therefore sat back and waited for the shock to wear off. Some 5 years later, I began working part time in a health shop and one [...]

Latest Articles

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Natural Remedies for an Underactive Thyroid

Chances are if you have ever struggled with being overweight, you will have at one time or another wondered if you have an underactive thyroid. Unexplained weight gain is one of the most publicised effects of a thyroid that is [...]

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Natural Treatment for Hyperthyroidism

All my life, I have had trouble gaining and keeping weight. I am five feet, eight inches tall and at eighteen years old, I weighed only 117 pounds. As a teen, I also suffered from depression and would stick myself [...]

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Try This Trigeminal Neuralgia Natural Treatment Instead of Surgery

Have you ever been electrocuted by an outlet in your home or a loose wire? The feeling is unforgettable. My son thought it would be an adventure to stick his tongue in the kitchen outlet when he was three years [...]

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Alternative Treatments for Cancer That Can Bring Peace

The last time I went for a check-up with my doctor, she pressured me about getting a mammogram. This was the second time that she had brought it up. I have mixed feelings about this test. On the one hand, [...]

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Try This Natural Treatment for ADHD

When my oldest daughter was around four years old, my husband and I started shopping around for preschools. We knew we weren’t going to send her to a regular preschool, so we only visited private, independent schools such as Waldorf, [...]

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment Strategy Based on Diet First

When I was twenty years old, I started experiencing cramping and pain in my hands and knees while I was at college. I went to the nurse to ask what might be going on since I had never experienced that [...]

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A Journey to Discovering Natural Remedies for Warts

When I was in high school, all of us girls changed in a locker room together for gym class. When it came time for swimming, all of us had to stand in one common shower before entering the pool. We [...]

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Liver Versus Super Greens: Supplements for Anaemia

Anaemia was yet another of the health problems that afflicted my mother whilst I was growing up. Her anaemia was most probably in part due to the haemorrhoids she suffered with, as the severity of these caused a regular amount [...]

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Herbs for ADHD That Nourish the Brain

When my oldest daughter was six years old, we thought she had an auditory processing disorder (APD). When she was at home, she didn’t seem to have any trouble hearing me and doing what I asked. However, in a group [...]

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Moisturize from Within: Vitamins for Dry Skin

Housework done, I sat down to write having just washed up without rubber gloves, these having developed a hole. Currently, it so happens, I am also using ‘bad’ washing up liquid - as in bog standard and not the gentle [...]

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What Is Herbal Medicine to Me?

When I was a little girl, I lived on a street that had some empty lots with overgrown weeds. There was also a ditch near my house and at the end of the block were a huge field of wildflowers, [...]

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Horses Sweat, Men Perspire and Ladies Glow: Natural Treatment for Hyperhidrosis

Some years back, before I discovered better ways to keep fit, I dragged myself out jogging on a daily basis, weather permitting. My assorted children, then aged between 5 and 15 thought it grand fun to join me. After a [...]

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Pink Eye Natural Remedies to Make You Smile

A couple of years ago, my oldest daughter wanted to wear contact lenses instead of eyeglasses. We told her that since eyeglasses are necessary but contact lenses are not, she would have to pay for half the cost of the [...]

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Going With the Flow: Natural Treatment for Prostatitis

During my self absorbed teenage years I didn’t make the connection between my dad and his regular night time toilet trips. These were an inconvenience to me, if I happened to still be awake and reading during the wee hours. [...]

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Natural Treatment for Asthma Using HIMALAYAN SALT

I am delving back into the health archives of my son again, as he experienced asthma as a child. For the record, he is now 30 years old, calm, easy going, healthy and fit. However, back along when he was [...]