David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHEchinacea spp. Compositeae Names: Purple Coneflower Habitat: Throughout North American prairies, plains, and open woodlands. Part Used: The root. Constituents: Echinacoside, in E. angustifolia but not E. purpurea.Research suggests that the...
What Doctors Don't Tell You
THIS BURNING SENSATION IN YOUR STROMACH: Is it the surgeon’s cigarett
After years of studying and using alternative remedies, I find that the most effective treatment for burns (first- and second-degree) is Weleda’s Combudoron Lotion [a herbal combination of Arnica flowers and Urtica urens leaves].
Epidural anaesthesia for pain relief during childbirth and for outpatient 'awake' surgery has been found to cause a high incidence of long-term back pain.
* Fever is a complex physiological reaction to disease involving a cytokine (proteins that either stimulate or inhibit immune-system function) that triggers a rise in core body temperature along with activation of various metabolic, endocrine and...
The fall in antibiotic prescribing hasn't resulted in an increase in bacterial infections, as we reported last week, and it could be because patients are getting smarter than their doctors. There's plenty you can do to clear an infection, and here...
Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MDInflammation is your body's response to what it perceives to be an outside invader or irritant. When caused by infections, the inflammation can sometimes be rather obvious as occurs with pneumonia. Other times, it can be very subtle. Keep in mind...
David S. Sobel MDYou may assume that "imagination" means "not real." But the thoughts, words, and images that flow from your imagination can have very real physiological consequences for your body. Your brain often cannot distinguish whether you are imagining...
Eating Safely in a Polluted World: Part I – You Don’t Have to Choose between Microbes and Chemicals!
Leo Galland MD FACNEpidemics of parasitic infection from contaminated water and of bacterial food poisoning from chicken or hamburger serve notice that the U.S. food and water supply is not safe, according to Leo Galland, M.D. Pesticides and preservatives provide no...
