David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHRuta graveolens
Rutaceae
Names: Garden Rue, Herb of Grace, Herbygrass.
Habitat: Native to Southern Eu
Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman ND MSWHeadaches. Just thinking about the word can give you one! Headaches are an annoyance to some of us and incapacitating for others. The causes for headaches can be very simple or enormously complexa, ranging from the every day stress of life to...
Lauri M. Aesoph NDHeadaches are so common we tend to dismiss them as an annoyance, rather than a condition that needs serious treatment. However, a headache, like any pain, is the body's way of telling you something's wrong. Another myth is that a headache is a...
This nine-year old white, male child was referred to The Center recently because of "chronic migraine headaches". He began having migraines while in kindergarten. They were relatively infrequent until one year ago. At that time, he started to...
Elson M. Haas MDMenopause represents a major transition period in the lives of most women. That is why it is called the "change of life." Women experience a decreased production of sex hormones by the ovaries, and many times there are symptoms representative of...
When patients come to me for advice about specific medical problems, they usually have been told that they need medication or surgery, and they are seeking ways to avoid those treatments. Sometimes they have already tried medications, which have...
This is still a fairly controversial "vitamin." The quotation marks suggest that we are not sure whether it is a vitamin. It has not yet been shown to be
Kathi KevilleIn this chapter we explain how essential oils heal the body. We have divided the chapter into sections dealing with the major systems in the body-circulatory, digestive, respiratory, nervous, glandular, urinary, reproduction, dermal and...
George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCPIn the field of acupuncture few good clinical research trials have been completed, and there has also been very poor follow-up assessment of many of the conditions that have been treated by acupuncturists. It is therefore impossible to give a clear...
Among the most common problems for women are those involving the reproductive system. As women with personal experience in this area, we will focus first on several female problems. The more researchers learn about hormonal substances called...
