Tips for a Better Doctor Visit1. Have as many medical records as possible with you to document your medical condition, especially for a new visit or a consult. Go by the hospital, lab or other doctor’s office and get copies. This saves the doctor time and sometimes even avoids an extra official call.2. Bring in the actual bottles of prescriptions. While lists are helpful, the bottles reveal how many are prescribed at a time, dosage, and...more
I can remember when there was only one “chubby” kid per class. Now one in three, by my informal survey and the government's official tally, would be eligible for this form of verbal abuse. Actually, one child in ten is considered morbidly obese and the other two in ten just obese or overweight.It's not just the couch potato, chip-munching, remote controlled kids with the problem. I see plenty of active, fat kids at the baseball...more
Comfrey Herbal SalveHere is an herbal combination that contains herbs that promote the healing of skin wounds and blood vessel, is antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, soothing, and antiitching.Here is what is in it:* Comfrey root* St. John's Wort flower and bud* Calendula flower* Plantain leaf* Chickweed herb* Mullein leafHere's how to use it:Clean the area where you want to apply the salve. Apply the salve to the anus or slightly into the rectum by rubbing to soften the salve. This application can be done at night so you get a good dose of this salve as it passes through the skin. Use for 6 days, then rest one day. Use for 6 week, then rest one-week.When using any kind of salve and herbal extracts, keep them in the refrigerator. This keeps them fresh and gives your hemorrhoids a "cool relief " feeling.Veri-Gone salveVeri-Gone is a salve that was made for varicose veins and has been used for general cases of hemorrhoids.* Witch Hazel* Echinacea Extract* Calendula Extract* Chamomile essential oil* Alcohol* Distilled waterHere's a link where you can find this salve. This site has variety of salve...more
Formerly the word "burn out" is used to describe busted electric bulbs. Somehow, the word burnout came to origin and is now also used to describe emotional drain in humans. For light bulbs, it is irreversible. In humans, this is only temporary. Self-help remedies are readily available to get us out of this predicament.Consider following these...more
If you are overweight, you know it by how you feel, how your clothes fit or how you look. But, by how much are you really overweight? And how much weight do you need to lose? One measure of how much you should weight is by determining your Body Mass Index, BMI. This index gives you the relationship of your weight to your height. Here is the...more
Ever had that problem in sticking to the right diet? Don't fret about it, everyone has dealt with the same issue. They get psyched up and follow it for a few weeks but then they give it up. You must have burned off some pounds but not a lot that you ideally had in mind. And the main reason why they give up? It's because it's not enjoyable as it used to be. It's boring and you seem to find it becoming more and more tasteless.But there's a solution to all the diet frustrations out there and it's evident enough from the book title itself. It's the Diet Solution Program by Isabel De Los Rios, a fun and enjoyable weight loss program that only gives you the most delicious meals and teaches you how you can lose weight at the same time. Visit The Diet Solution Program Review to understand how eating can help you lose weight.There are a lot of limitations when it comes to the regular diets. You'll always read "you can't have this or that" on some articles. There's also the "Limit yourself to this" and "cut down on that". The Diet Solution Program will nevertheless give you the best food that's delicious and will also aid you in losing weight.One thing this program stresses out...more
Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #21You deserve everything that is wonderful! Do you know how extraordinary you are? Let's spend a few moments writing about you and defining the relationship you desire with yourself. Let me give you an...more
In most cases, the secondary diseases that follow the high blood pressure manifest long time after the hypertension and it's symptoms appear. To provide a treatment for hypertension and to lower blood pressure quickly it is significant to discover...more
The Great British winter can often be especially harsh, and it's certainly not unusual to find yourself freezing in the cold, no matter how wrapped up you are. Often, we remember to wrap ourselves up to the hilt in parkas, scarves,...more
Who among us hasn't had a conversation with a pre-baby-boomer [senior] who didn't take pleasure in pointing out that their generation was made of sturdier stuff compared to ours? "We never suffered from depression and stress!" they say. "We accepted...more
Our bodies are made up of over 75% water. We all know that without water, there is no life. In fact we can only live 3 days without it. However, water has been replaced in most diets by soft drinks and other sugar sweetened refreshments. However,...more
Looking after your feelings and emotions is as important as taking care of your body. Most of us take care of our physical health far better than our feelings.Stress is a normal reaction to what is happening in your life, and it can be caused by...more