Exploring the Role of Homeopathy in Addressing Fertility Concerns
Homeopathy is a holistic system of medicine that has gained popularity as an alternative approach to healthcare. It is based on the principle of "like cures like," where highly diluted substances are used to stimulate the body's innate healing abilities. While the effectiveness of homeopathy in treating fertility concerns is a topic of debate, many individuals have reported positive outcomes. In this article we'll explore ten ways homeopathy is often used to address fertility concerns.
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10 Benefits of Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that has been used for centuries to treat various health conditions. It is based on the principle of treating "like with like," meaning that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can be used to treat similar symptoms in a sick person. Homeopathy is a holistic approach that takes into account the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of a person's health. Here we present ten benefits of homeopathy.
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Homeopathic Remedies for Asthma
Asthma is a respiratory disease characterized by difficult breathing which cause coughing, wheezing when you exhale, and shortness of breath. In this condition, there is narrowing and swelling of airways and may produce extra mucus. Asthma can occur at any age, it frequently appears in childhood or early adulthood.
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Vitamin D & Dementia
Results of a large prospective cohort study were recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, describing the association between vitamin D supplementation and dementia incidence within the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) cohort. As the authors point out, there is considerable interest in vitamin D as a potential modifier of risk, as dementia affects 50 million people around the world and prevalence is predicted to triple by 2050, with a lack of effective medications for either treatment or prevention.
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The Impact of Sleep on Cardiovascular Disease
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of sufficient quality and duration of sleep on nearly every body system, and multiple recent trials emphasize the critical role it plays in cardiovascular health, including implications for causality to both peripheral and coronary artery disease.
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Magnesium & Brain Volume
More evidence of the likely neuroprotective effect of magnesium was recently published in the European Journal of Nutrition. This study comes on the heels of an analysis of NHANES data published last year in Alzheimer’s & Dementia which found that a higher total intake (diet and supplemental) of magnesium was associated with better cognitive function among participants aged 60 and older.
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The Harmful Effects of Plastic: What’s the Alternative?
A staggering eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans every year; plastic from carrier bags, packaging, food containers and drink bottles. Once released into the environment, plastic waste leaches toxic chemicals which kills wildlife and contaminates the ecosystem. Marine animals eat the plastic which compromises their health and spreads these toxic chemicals through the food chain. The chemicals in plastics have been linked to serious health conditions in humans, including birth defects, infertility, cognitive decline and cancer. Learn about the harmful effects of plastics and 7 ways to reduce plastic use to support your health and the environment.
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Watermelon & Hepatic Gene Expression
A recent study has found that the consumption of watermelon may positively impact hepatic gene expression and upregulate lipid metabolism in obese mice. The current Western diet, often characterized by intake of high levels of saturated fats, cholesterol, and refined carbohydrate, has been shown to contribute to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), both associated with excessive fat accumulation in the liver.
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Spring Equinox Rituals, Health Tips & Recipes
The vernal equinox, also called Ostara, is a time to invite equilibrium and renewal into the mind, body, and spirit. Day and night are equal length, and each day after is longer than the one before. After winter's coldness, scarcity, and stagnation, spring’s invigorating energy inspires us with brightening days, blossoming abundance, and uncontainable movement. Ostara also marks the beginning of the astrological new year, a prime opportunity to start new projects and patterns. New endeavors take root more easily during this time of fertility and blooming, making it ideal for adopting nourishing self care habits to fortify our health and resolve for productivity in the months ahead.
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How to Let Go of Things from the Past
It’s a question many of us ask ourselves each time we experience heartache or emotional pain: how do you let go of past hurts and move on?vHolding on to the past can be a conscious decision just like letting go and moving forward can be a conscious decision.
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5 Flower Remedies in Homeopathy
American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “The earth laughs in flowers.” And if you stop to consider all the ways plant life has helped humanity, you’ll know that the earth heals through flowers, too. For homeopathy, flowers have long been the source of active ingredients providing indispensable relief for a wide range of ailments. Of the many in use, here we discuss five spring flowers commonly used as homeopathic remedies.
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Oxytocin — The Versatile "Love Hormone"
Maternity wards routinely use synthetic oxytocin to kick-start the birth process and keep it moving. That is the main reason why this hormone is so widely known. It is less well known that, after birth, naturally produced oxytocin triggers milk ejection during breastfeeding. It is also connected with orgasms in both sexes and bonding between individuals. These additional links have spawned many labels for this multitasking hormone: "bonding hormone", “herding hormone”, “cuddle hormone”, “love hormone” and even “hormone of happiness”. Because oxytocin significantly affects the brain as well as reproductive organs it’s been dubbed by some, “the great facilitator of life”.
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Tension Headaches: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Tension headaches are quite common and, unfortunately, they're also among the most neglected and difficult headaches to treat. With a tension headache, the pain often starts at the back of your head and moves forward, so that it eventually includes your neck, scalp, and head. It's often described as feeling like you have a tight band across your head. It may be caused by staying in one position for a long time, such as in reading, using a computer, or playing video games. It may also be caused by stress, but sometimes there is no obvious cause. In this article we discuss their causes, symptoms, and treatments.
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Natural Approaches to Hormonal Balance
The problem of hormonal imbalance is often oversimplified in many conventional doctors’ offices. This lack of support leaves women with one-size-fits-all solutions that don’t get to the root of their symptoms or offer lasting results. Our bodies are already equipped with the natural potential to maintain hormonal balance for life. They just need to receive the right support so they can carry out this task on an ongoing basis.
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Mugwort: It's Benefits, Side Effects, and How to Use It
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a flowering plant native to northern Europe, Asia, and parts of North America. This sage-colored plant has seen continuous use in many cultures throughout the world as a medicinal, spiritual, and culinary ingredient since at least the Iron Age. In contemporary culture mugwort is commonly found in foods and drinks, and remains a common ingredient in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditional medicine, where the leaves are used directly as a food or to obtain oil extracts or tinctures. The roots, leaves, stems, and blossoms of the mugwort plant are all used in folk medicine to make tinctures, extracts, tonics, teas, powders, and essential oils. This article describes medical uses, possible side effects, and how to select and safely use mugwort.
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Spring is Coming - It's Liver Detox Time
We have all heard about using hormones or herbs to address our hormonal imbalances. But there is not much talk about the liver. Let’s understand the organ that does more than just detoxing. The liver is the second largest organ of the body. Your liver performs about 200 vital functions, most of which are vital for good health. Blood filtration, protein synthesis, excretion of bilirubin, hormones, cholesterol, drugs, and production of bile are just some of the important functions that the liver performs.
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How Milk Thistle's Antioxidant Actions Help Protect The Liver From Toxins
Prickly yet pretty, milk thistle is a plant with a long, thin stem, spiny leaves, and a purplish-pink thistle at the top. Often considered a weed, it has been used for hundreds of years as a natural, herbal way to treat liver and gallbladder diseases. But is it really good for you, and can it really help your liver?
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Stress Relief
Around the first of the year, most of us begin turning our attention to ways we can improve our lives. While resolutions often center on developing new habits that will get us into better physical shape—Eating healthfully and getting exercise generally top most people’s lists of goals for the new year— reducing stress and getting into better mental and emotional shape can provide huge rewards. This year, consider incorporating new habits that will reduce stress and increase happiness and overall life satisfaction. Here are some important steps you can take to be a happier, healthier, and more relaxed you in the new year.
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The Blood Type Diet - Foods to Eat and Avoid Based on Your Blood Type
Your blood type matters in ways that might surprise you: It's tied to your risk of heart disease, how much you get bit by mosquitoes and more. There's even a diet based on blood type, which proposes that people with type O blood should focus on eating different foods than, say, those with type A or B. For example, people with blood type A are advised to avoid eating red meat, and those with type O are advised to do the opposite. The general thrust of the diet is that there are optimal foods for people with various blood types O, A, B and AB. Part of the claim hinges on the idea that blood types serve as maps of our ancestral history and genetics, and that the foods commonly eaten by our ancestors are better suited for our bodies, even in the modern day.
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Vitamin & Mineral Supplements: What are They & Who Needs Them?
Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients because they perform hundreds of roles in the body. There is a fine line between getting enough of these nutrients (which is healthy) and getting too much (which can end up harming you). Eating a healthy diet remains the best way to get sufficient amounts of the vitamins and minerals you need.
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