January 4th, 2010 by admin
Once you have started looking at the available products on the market, you will be amazed by the variety of products and kits that you can get to cleanse your colon. You will also see a lot of products and kits that offer detoxification along with the colon cleanse. This may have you wondering what the difference is between a colon cleanse and a detoxification. Actually, the two go hand in hand to bring you better health and cleanse your entire body.
What is Colon Cleanse and Detoxification?
Colon cleanse products are used to cleanse waste and toxins that have built up in the colon. Some people believe that waste and additives from junk food become trapped in your colon, causing many digestive problems and possibly even leading to colon cancer. Using a colon cleanse to alleviate digestive discomfort has been practiced for centuries. Now, it is gaining popularity again as people eat more unhealthy foods as part of their normal diets and colon cancer continues to increase.
Over time, these people believe, the waste that is trapped in your colon will become toxic and leak out into your body’s bloodstream and will make its way to the kidneys and liver where normal filtering takes place. It is these people’s belief that the body is unable to handle the large amount of toxin that is going through it and therefore, you suffer from a variety of symptoms from the toxins that began in your colon. This is why colon cleanse detoxification is guaranteed through many of these products. It is important to eliminate both the original waste and the toxins produced by it.
Colon Cleanse and Detoxification Guidelines
You should limit, if not eliminate, any solid food while using any type of product, or system, for colon cleanse detoxification to prevent flushing new food out instead of the old trapped waste and toxins. You should always drink a lot of water during a colon cleanse and detoxification to aid in flushing out your body. No system should be used too frequently or for extended periods of time. If you give your colon too much help in eliminating waste, it can become dependent on your help. Just like using laxatives too frequently can lead to colon weakness, or a dependency on laxatives to have bowel movements, excessive colon cleansing can do the same.
Limiting your intake of fatty, sugary junk food and increasing fiber rich foods every day is the natural way to perform a colon cleanse and detoxification. The better you do at maintaining a healthy colon, the less you will need to depend on using colon cleanse and detoxification products later on.
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January 3rd, 2010 by admin
A tension headache is the most commonly prevalent headache. It generally produces a diffuse, usually mild to moderate pain over the head. Many people liken the feeling to having a tight band around the head. A tension headache may also cause pain in the back of the neck at the base of the skull. Common symptoms include a headache; tenderness in the scalp, neck and shoulder muscles; insomnia fatigue; irritability loss of appetite; and difficulty in concentration. Tension headache is not usually associated with visual or other general disturbances and is not aggravated by activity. The exact cause of tension headache is not known previously it was considered to be related to muscular tension, and currently, it is believed to be related to changes in the brain neurotransmitters. Tension headache can be either episodic or chronic, and is potentially triggered by stress, depression, anxiety, lack of sleep, skipped meals, certain medications and hormonal changes, especially in women.
The Ayurvedic treatment of tension headache is aimed at controlling the symptoms, treating the cause, if known, and preventing recurrence. Medicines like Triphala-Guggulu, Yograj-Guggulu, Kaishor-Guggulu, Trayodashang-Guggulu, Maha-Vat-Vidhwans-Ras, Vat-Gajankush-Ras, Dashmoolarishta, Vish-Tinduk-Vati, Nirgundi (Vitex negundo) and Sarpagandha (Rauwolfia serpentina) are used to control the headache. If the headache is usually associated with recurrent sneezing or chronic sinusitis, medicines like Tribhuvan-Kirti, Sitopaladi-Churna, Talisadi-Churna and Yashtimadhuk (Glycerrhiza glabra) are used. If the headache is associated with symptoms of hyper-acidity and peptic ulcer, medicines like Laghu-Sutshekhar, Sutshekhar-Ras, Praval-Bhasma, Shankh-Bhasma, Bhunimbadi-Qadha and Praval-Panchamrut are used. An unpredictable type of headache with irregular periodicity is believed to be due to ‘Vat′ and is treated using medicines like Maha-Vat-Vidhwans-Ras, Vat-Gajankush-Ras, Sameer-Pannag-Ras and Bhruhat-Vat-Chintamani-Ras.
Godanti-Bhasma (Purified gypsum) and Sarpagandha form the main stay of treatment for tension headache. Pathyadi-Qadha is a herbal combination which is used on a long term basis to control tension headache and prevent recurrence. In order to treat stress-related factors, medicines like Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Mandukparni (Centella asiatica), Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) and Vacha (Acorus calamus) are used.
Local applications, usually on the forehead, are also used to treat tension headaches. For the ‘Vataj’ and ‘Kaphaj’ types of headaches, a paste of Sunthi (Zinziber officinalis) is applied, while for the ‘Pittaj’ type, a paste containing Chandan (Santalum album), Yashtimadhuk, Saariva (Hemidesmus indicus) and Usheer (Vetiveria zizanioidis) is used. For intractable headaches, application of leeches on the forehead brings about a dramatic relief from pain.
It is important to rule out serious causes of headache before making the diagnosis of tension headache. Adequate lifestyle modifications need to be made in order to avoid or minimize the known precipitating factors for this condition. Regular physical activity like aerobic exercises, yogic asanas and relaxation techniques like pranayam are very important in controlling and preventing tension headaches.
Dr. A. A. Mundewadi is Chief Ayurvedic Physician at Mundewadi Ayurvedic Clinic based at Thane, Maharashtra, India. He is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant athttp://www.ayurvedaphysician.com
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December 15th, 2007 by admin
Herbs are nature’s gift to mankind. They are either plants or their extracts and include the bark, the roots, the stem, the bark and the berries. Some are even made into oils, which can be used for many purposes. They have been in vogue ever since the inception of mankind and have been used to cure many diseases. Of course since no official records were maintained, a lot of information has been passed on through word of mouth.
In India, herbs have been used for health care for over three thousand years and other cultures have not been far behind. Indian Ayurvedic doctors have successfully used them to combat common ailments and diseases. The Egyptians went one step further and used herbs and their oils to embalm mummies, while the Greek and the Chinese have been practicing traditional medicine very successfully.
The advantage of herbs is that they provide very few calories per teaspoon. So even if you are on a low calorie diet, they may be freely used. They contain many nutrients and also are excellent sources of the vitamins required in our daily regimen. Paprika is a very good source of Vitamin A and the common parsley, which is so often used as dressing in salads contains vitamin C. Cumin seeds contain iron and some even contain calcium. Herbs like basil, coriander, cloves, mint, and fennel leaves are good antioxidants. It is claimed that they could prevent the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
For those who are suffering from the underproduction of insulin, cinnamon is said to hold the key. It is supposed to increase insulin activity in the body. Some contain compounds that have antiseptic or antibiotic properties while other herbs have compounds, which can relieve cramps, can de-stress and can cure common skin ailments. The good part is that they serve the dual purpose of spicing up ordinary food while supplying vitamins and nutrients essential for the development of the body.
The advent of science based medicine in the sixteenth century made herbal medicine take a back seat. It was in the 19th century that scientists actually began isolating chemicals from plants and modern medicine began to make great headway. Herbal remedies were regarded as obsolete forms of treatment, and mankind turned to the modern allopathic form of medicine. The renaissance of herbal medication can be attributed to the side effects of modern medicine.
Most herbs by themselves are safe and can be taken even in conjunction with allopathic medicine. It is found that people who are health conscious are veering towards herbal products. Herbal toothpastes, shampoos, oils and other alternatives to certain allopathic medicines are freely available. With little exception, almost all people in the world use them for various purposes. Depending upon the geographical location and the climate, each region produces its own indigenous type, which are unique by themselves. Grandma’s remedies will never really vanish from the face of the earth.
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