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Dr. Claire Weekes', author of a popular book "Self Help For Your Nerves", defines severe anxiety as a 'state in which a person's "nervous" symptoms are so intense that he copes inadequately with his daily work or does not cope at all' (Weeks 1962, p.6). She stresses an important point that it is not a person's nerves that break down, but rather his or her ability to cope with daily work and

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Who doesn't want to live to a full long life? People who lived gracefully to a ripe old age and still hale and hearty always makes me pause and wonder what could be their longevity and health secrets.Best-selling author David Niven, PhD, reveals simple secrets of healthy people in his very absorbing book "The 100 Simple Secrets of healthy People." Here's some of his findings backed up by tons of

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A study reported an interesting connection between eating carrots and the risk of stroke. Researchers reviewed the diets of 87,000 nurses eating five or more servings of carrots a week than in those eating one or less a month. Results of this 1993 study showed 68 percent lower risk of stroke in nurses eating carrots than in those eating less. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene.In another research,

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A study published in Stroke : Journal of the American Heart Association found that thermal stimulation, which alternates heat and cold therapy, helped the recovery of the sensory and motor function of acute stroke survivors.The thermal therapy session consisted of two alternating cycles of hot/cold, cold/hot and performed five days a week for six weeks. The thermal pack was placed over the

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Researchs indicate that vegetarians and people who eat oily fish regularly tend to have lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of heart disease. This has been attributed to EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in the fish.A famous study of the Eskimo community is a good case study of the benefits of omega oils in reducing the occurrence of heart disease. Members of the

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What causes vertigo? According to the "Natural Remedies Encyclopedia," vertigo is caused by an "impaired sense of balance and equilibrium and is generally due to an inner ear disorder (labyrinthitis)." Other causes are anemia, high or low blood pressure, psychological stress, brain tumors, lack of oxygen or glucose in the blood, nutritional deficiencies, middle-ear infections, excess wax in the

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The book "Natural Remedies Encyclopedia" offers some life-saving tips to help, if a heart attack is threatening and about to occur, and you're all alone. Here's what the book tells us :* You can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. Take a deep breath before each cough. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.* A breath and a

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Diabetes is one of the most common diseases facing mankind today and is ranked among the top ten causes of death worldwide. It is a condition which results from a lack of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas and needed for the assimilation of glucose, amino acids and fatty acids by the body for energy or storage.For the prevention and control of diabetes, here's some tips from Dr. Rodolfo

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Chicos and mangoes, both carbohydrate-packed, have been found to slow down digestion and absorption of glucose or sugar, according to Dr. Leonora Panlasigue and Dr. Ma. Teresa Guevara , both researchers from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology.They said that chico is very diabetic-friendly because of it's high fiber and fructose (fruit sugar) with a good balance of anti-nutrients

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According to Dr. Earl Mindell, famous nutritionist and author of the bestseller "Dr. Earl Mindell's Secrets of Natural Health," the herbs that can work wonders to alleviate feelings of anxiety and depression are St. John's wort and Kava.St. John's wort has been used by the Chinese, the Greeks, the Europeans, and the American Indians, for anxiety, insomnia, depression, and that illness associated

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Dr. Beverly McCabe-Sellers, professor of dietetics and nutrition at the University of Arkansas medical Sciences School, gives this warning on "megadosing" on vitamin supplements : "Taking too much of an essential vitamin or mineral may be as dangerous as going without the nutrient at all."This quote was taken from the book "The 100 Simple Secrets of Healthy People" by David Niven, Ph.D. The book

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Certain vegetables have enzymes that release valuable vitamins, minerals and amino acids responsible for keeping the human body alive and well. Research reveals the absence of one simple enzyme can spell the difference between sickness and health.What are enzymes? Enzymes are pepsin that breaks up the protein from the food we eat. Examples are rennin that releases the nutrients in milk, lipase

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The healing properties of garlic have been reported since ancient times. It is well known for its antibacterial effects to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, and influenza. Nicholas Culpeper, a British herbalist believed it was a remedy for all diseases. It is only when garlic is cut or crushed, that it releases the enzyme allinase, the compound in garlic that have beneficial effects.Modern

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Naturopathic medicine traces it's roots to Hippocrates, a Greek physician who lived several centuries before the birth of Christ. Hippocrates taught that disease and illness had rational causes that could be found in nature, so he looked for their cures in nature as well. Naturopathy emphasizes prevention of disease and healthful lifestyle to assist the body's own healing power. It assumes that

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The pursuit of good health and well-being offers many alternative routes. I happen to have the interest and curiosity to dig deeper into this age -old science of alternative medicine. It is not meant to encourage you to become your own healthcare practitioner but rather to give you the idea of what alternative therapies being practiced throughout the world. Millions have been using such therapies

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