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Joined EzineArticles on Jul 15, 2006 Traditional Chinese Medicine
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: October 18, 2011
Traditional Chinese Medicine uses practices like Gua Sha to unblock the flow of energy also known as 'qi'. Learn what other modalities are used in this 5,000 year old tradition.
The Importance of Moisture In Skin Lightening Products
Health and Fitness: Skin Care • Published: August 3, 2011
Natural skin lightening products can get you the even skin tone you desire. However, if you're not getting optimal results from your regimen, you might need to moisturize.
A Review of The Doctors 5-Minute Health Fixes: The Prescription for a Lifetime of Great Health
Book Reviews: Health Mind Body • Published: March 14, 2011
'The Doctor's will entertain and inform you, but are their health fixes worth buying? I review their book, 'The Doctors 5-Minute Health Fixes: The Prescription for a Lifetime of Great Health'.
Female Weight Fluctuation
Health and Fitness: Womens Issues • Published: August 12, 2010
Ladies, have you ever noticed that your appetite is strongest just before your period starts? This fluctuation parallels your resting energy expenditure (REE) which increases at the time of ovulation. REE is defined as the amount of calories you burn when your body is at rest.
Killing the Killers in You
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: April 12, 2010
Roundworms are parasites that can infect human beings via contact with animals, particularly animal feces. Poor hygiene habits can also cause roundworm infections. An inadequate diet and constipation are contributing factors.
Natural Soap Ideas
Health and Fitness: Beauty • Published: April 12, 2010
There are so many types of soaps available! It seems more people are into making soaps with all-natural ingredients. Whenever I travel, I make it a point to look for a gift shop that sell a locally made soap.
Natural Skin Care Basics
Health and Fitness: Skin Care • Published: March 26, 2010
Natural cosmetics have been making a big boom in the market lately. While you might be skeptical that they're just another gimmick, the reason behind the trend is a true concern for health. Traditional cosmetics contain all sorts of unnatural chemicals that build up in your skin, seep into your pores, and sometimes build up in your body.
Make Your Own Herbal Bath Tea
Health and Fitness: Skin Care • Published: March 17, 2010
Have you ever had a cup of tea so good you wish you wish you could just dive into it? A bath tea makes that possible by using the principles of aromatherapy and hydrotherapy to alleviate pain, congestion, stress, fatigue, problem skin skin, and even hangovers.
Getting Started With Natural Skin Care
Health and Fitness: Skin Care • Published: March 8, 2010
People often start using natural skin care products after having some sort of skin issue that was irritated with typical drugstore brands. If you want to get started with natural products, a great place to look is your kitchen pantry. Natural products are often made with inexpensive items you already own.
Natural Solutions For Nausea
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: March 4, 2010
Nausea is a sense of discomfort in the stomach that can lead to dizziness and vomiting. It can have a variety of causes including pain, motion sickness, stress, pregnancy, migraine, a toxic system, flu, vertigo, over-eating, motion sickness, food poisoning, excessive alcohol consumption, heat exhaustion or exposure to unwholesome air. It can also be a side effect of allopathic chemotherapy and drugs.
Natural Skin Care Tips For Acne
Health and Fitness: Acne • Published: January 21, 2010
If you've been trying to treat your acne for a long time, you've probably already felt the pain in your wallet. Acne can make you feel awful and can put a real dent in yourself esteem. This is made even worse when you're let down over and over again by yet another "miracle" product.
Natural Skin Care For Acne Scars
Health and Fitness: Beauty • Published: January 18, 2010
Acne medications may get rid of current acne breakouts, but most of them don't do anything to help with acne scars or other skin issues left behind after the acne clears. There are plenty of procedures you can go through to get rid of scars, but they are expensive and often painful. And do you really want to go through skin grafts and other surgeries to get rid of your scars?
Kids Overeating Because of Boredom and Depression?
Health and Fitness: Childhood Obesity Prevention • Published: December 30, 2009
One of the sad realities of our time is the fact that more children are overeating, some developing a serious eating disorder. Big screen televisions, video games and mega-size fast food portions ensure that not only are our children more lethargic because of our lifestyles, but they're also consuming larger portions of food that doesn't provide a lot of vitamins and other nutrients.
Compulsive Overeating Disorder Explained
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: December 30, 2009
Compulsive Overeating Disorder is a disorder involving food and eating uncontrollably, leading to unwanted weight gain or obesity. Compulsive Overeating Disorder controls many lives and threatens to become a plague unless those with the disorder learn to understand it and take steps to obliterate it. When you're a compulsive overeater, you use food as a way to relieve stress in the form of every day life problems, emotional upheavals and a cold, empty place in your heart that needs to be filled.
Keeping Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at Bay
Health and Fitness: Hand Wrist Pain • Published: December 15, 2009
Although carpal tunnel syndrome is more common in women, it affects both sexes and is most commonly seen in people between the ages of 30 and 60. Symptoms begin gradually and are characterized by tingling, itching or numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers. A burning sensation is also common and swelling may occur.
Holistic Metabolism Boosters
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: February 19, 2009
A slow metabolism can hinder your weight loss plan. Learn ways to naturally boost your metabolism.
Controlling Irritable Bowel Syndrome Naturally
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: May 16, 2007
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a functional disorder. Surprisingly, complementary medicine seems to work very well on this syndrome.
Happy Herbal Mother's Day
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: May 5, 2007
Give the gift that won't be regifted. Spend time with Mom on Mother's Day.
Toxic Sun Care Products
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: April 27, 2007
Which is more toxic--UV rays from the sun or sunscreen? It's ironic that you may get cancer from your sunblock.
Women, Hormones, and Herbs
Health and Fitness: Womens Issues • Published: April 22, 2007
Women experience many common health problems without knowing they are hormonal in nature.
Super Teas Part 3 - Not Your Meemaw's Chamomile
Food and Drink: Tea • Published: April 14, 2007
Rumors are flying about kombucha. Is is a mushroom, a herb, or an alien pod? You're going to love this stuff.
Super Teas Part 2 - Not Your Meemaw's Chamomile
Food and Drink: Tea • Published: April 14, 2007
Is it true what they say about Pu-erh? Check out the history and benefits of this unique tea.
Super Teas Part 1 - Not Your Meemaw's Chamomile
Food and Drink: Tea • Published: April 14, 2007
More than giving you the warm and fuzzies, tea has verifiable health benefits. Forget MeeMaw's chamomile. These teas aren't made for sipping.
A Primer On Herbal Health Care
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: April 8, 2007
Tired of expensive drugs with dangerous side effects? Herbal medicines have a longer and safer track record.
Cleaning Green
Health and Fitness: Alternative • Published: March 21, 2007
Cleaning your home doesn't have to involve red eyes and coughing. There are effective ways to clean that are easy on you and the environment.