Today’s health care focuses largely on treatments, not healing, and the need for alternatives to medicine is as great as the need for quality, affordable health care. In our over-medicated, over processed, and over taxing world, going back to nature is a great way to improve overall physical health...
Pain is any unpleasant feeling perceived by the brain and sensorysystem. Pain is often the body's warning signal and response to injury, illness, or psychosomatic cause. Pain can be a burden and overshadow every aspect of a person's conscious and unconscious life if not properly managed. Pain...
Eczema is an ailment which includes a wide array of skin conditions. As if having one type of eczema isn’t uncomfortable enough, you can develop more than one type of eczema at the same time. There are many common factors in the different types of eczema; the symptoms, causes and treatments are...
Acne is a skin condition often associated with the hormonal imbalances of teenagers, yet twice as many adults suffer from acne as teens. There are a number of commercial or pharmaceutical products for acne, some work better than others. There are also a number of natural remedies that have proven...
Willow bark extract is a substance that is obtained from the bark of willow trees. There are many different species of willows, and most of them can be used for willow bark extract. Willow bark extract is used to treat various conditions, mainly pain and inflammation. The efficacy of willow bark...
Skin rashes are not pretty. Most skin rashes are characterized by red, swollen, crusty skin. Weeping sores, blisters, scarring, lesions, even skin ulcers are also commonly associated with skin rashes. Besides their unsightly appearance, skin rashes are extremely uncomfortable. The skin can burn...
Varicose veins are veins that have become inflamed and that show throw the skin. Usually, varicose veins are seen on a person’s legs. Varicose veins are not only unsightly, but they can also be rather painful. The ultimate solution for varicose veins is surgery, but there are some simple things...
A stye is not a serious problem, but it can be uncomfortable and ungainly. It can also get in the way of one’s daily routine if it gets worse. Normally, a stye goes away on its own within five days or so, but in some cases, it gets even more infected. When this happens, you will have to see a...
A drawing salve is an ointment that can be used in treating various kinds of skin inflammation. The ointment is so named because it “draws out” the source of the problems. It could be an infection, wood splinter, glass shard, ingrown toenail, or insect poison. For many generations, the drawing...
Carpal tunnel syndrome, if left untreated, can become very painful and interfere with a normal lifestyle. It is caused by the pinching of the median nerve, which is housed in the carpal tunnel. The nerve itself is not damaged, but instead, the tendons and muscles in the carpal tunnel become...
