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Cinnamon & Honey … Magic?

Heather — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:57:17 +0000

When it comes to natural treatments and natural remedies, I can tell you for sure that two different things that work wonders on many different things come to mind – honey and cinnamon. While most people do not think that honey and cinnamon are actually a miracle together, I can tell you from personal experience that they are.

Honey by itself has actually been proven useful to a lot of things like acidity as well as diabetic ulcers and can event reduce swelling, scarring and has a natural stoppage for a lot of wounds that you might get. Honey is also incredible for sore throats and for healing a lot of coughing that you might have.

Cinnamon is definitely a little different and has been known to treat Type 2 diabetes mellitus and is also fantastic for insulin resistance.

Using Astragalus Root To Cure Your Cold

Heather — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:27:44 +0000

Now that we have talked a little bit about zinc, let’s move onto astragalus. This particular herb is actually been used in traditional Chinese medicine for years and it is a preventive herb. What it can do is actually help you prevent getting a cold or the flu and it can certainly strengthen your immune system immensely.

Astragalus has also been known to be used as an antioxidant and has even been suggested to use to treat heart disease. It is actually being investigated as a possible herbal treatment for those people that have a very, very weak immune system.

You can actually find astragalus in many different forms, from capsules to teas to even the dried root!

Using Zinc Lozenges To Cure A Sore Throat

Heather — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:20:41 +0000

The cold is a very, very difficult thing to fight off and if you have one right now because of the changing of the seasons, I can tell you that there are a ton of different remedies out there that can help you. For example, Zinc is something that is essential for you and it is definitely something healthy for you.

Zinc is actually a mineral that is required by our body to have and it is found in a lot of different things. For example, meats, liver, seafood, eggs – these are all things that include Zinc. If you have a cold right now, you might actually want to invest some money into zinc lozenges.

The reason for this is because zinc can actually help reduce the cold symptoms and certainly help get rid of them if you take it 24 hours after the symptoms started. You could avoid a cold all together!

Using Feverfew To Stop Pain!

Heather — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:00:20 +0000

In this day and age, chemicals are becoming very, very popular not just in medicines but also in pain relieving in general. Let’s turn back time a little bit here and move onto natural pain relievers. There are seriously a ton of different herbs that can help you with all sorts of pain.

One herb is Feverfew, this particular herb can be used as a supplement for nay chemical-pain relievers. Now, you can use Feverfew leaves dry, freeze-dried or even fresh and they come in all sorts of forms. For example, capsule, tablet or even liquid extract forms can all be used.

As you know – natural pain relievers might not relieve all of the pain, but it will reduce a lot of it, which is good.

Using Garlic To Treat Your Cold!

Heather — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:27:26 +0000

It is almost Christmas time and with all of the cold weather that has to be hitting all over the world, I can tell you for sure, if you are not bundling up you are going to get a cold. Recently, I just got over a terrible cold that had me in bed for almost a week. One thing that I found that really helped my cold is garlic.

Believe it or not, garlic is something that has been around for quite a while and it is a wonderful natural remedy for the cold and the flu and it definitely works! You can actually ingest garlic many different ways too – in chicken soup for example.

You can even make garlic tea which will really help you. While you might smell like garlic a bit after your cold, it will make you feel better.

Magnet Therapy: How It Works!

Heather — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:44 +0000

One type of therapy that seems to becoming very very popular lately is Magnet Therapy. This particular therapy is actually a great way to cure pain and suffering and to help some diseases. Basically, it works on a very simple principle. The principle of the earth on which we live is governed by tons of magnetic poles.

We all know that the magnetic energies that are flowing in the air all of the time affect us and all living things. When the magnetic balance is actually altered or changes majorly, the curative magnets can actually be used to restore the balance that can get knocked out of whack.

Basically, permanent magnets are actually used to activate the magnetic energies in the body as well as the earth and these magnets work to bring back the balance in your body.

The Top 10 Herbs Of All Time!

Heather — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:41:48 +0000

We all know that herbs are by far some of the most powerful things in the world – if you are looking for alternative health remedies, herbs are going to help you out in one way or another. What most people do not know is that there are actually top herbs that can be used for many different things and can help you in many different ways. That is exactly what we are going to explore below – some of the top herbs of the future and how they can truly help you in the long run!

The first herb that is honestly powerful and all around fantastic for you is garlic; garlic is one of the most powerful antioxidant herbs in the world and whether you use it for cooking or you take garlic pills – having it in your diet can help you with everything from cardiovascular disease all the way to high blood pressure.

Garlic is also fantastic for your liver, which is why people with liver problems are told to eat a lot of garlic, it truly does help!