AFTER THE BUMP...

Now that your bundle of joy has arrived, it's time to get back into shape. BT tells you how you can do this and have fun too

Motherhood is a special experience, but the entire process often leaves a woman feeling drained out. However, it doesn't have to be so. Enrich your life after having a baby, by leading a healthy lifestyle, eating the right foods, getting enough rest and pampering yourself. You can enjoy motherhood without compromising on the much needed 'me time'. 
TAKE UP A DANCE CLASS: 
Letting your hair down can be a great stress buster. Music perks you up and the moves will help burn off those calories. Flamenco, jive, salsa or kathak... choose whatever catches your fancy. Else, just dim the lights and groove to your favourite tune. 
INDULGE IN TEL MALISH: 
The body naturally assists pregnancy by releasing a hormone, relaxin, which makes the joints more flexible. Since relaxin remains in the body for several months after delivery, don't overstretch your muscles and joints. Pamper yourself with a relaxing oil massage everyday. Warm mustard oil is great for the hormonal changes that the body undergoes during this phase. 
BECOME A WATER BABY: 
Once the doctor agrees, find an hour to go swimming. Water has a destressing effect on the mind. It's a full body, low-impact exercise that does not harm the joints. If you are adventurous, take up an aqua aerobics class that strengthens muscles and tones the abs. 
TAKE A STROLL WITH THE BABY: 
This one can be done only after the baby is three months old. Take him or her to a garden and get some help to handle the baby while you walk around. The smell of wet mud and green grass has a soothing effect. Talking to him/her about the trees, flowers and grass can also be a bonding exercise. 
MUNCH ON GARDEN CRESS SEEDS: 
High in iron and low on fat, garden cress seeds are a must-have to get back in shape. The iron makes up for the loss of blood that is common during childbirth. Have them as breakfast, with milk and jaggery. Garden cress is commonly known as halim or asalio. 
ENJOY SOME PILATES: 
This is another one that needs the go ahead from a doctor. Mat work pilates strengthens and de-stresses the pelvic and deep abdominal muscles. Also, it is a good workout to relieve lower-back pain, common among new mothers. 
READ UP, LISTEN UP: 
What you read and listen to has a direct impact on the baby's mind. Pick up some suitable audio CDs. Also, soothing chants and mantras work well for new mothers. Read feelgood novels. Whether it is Robin Sharma or Deepak Chopra's words for the soul, or PG Wodehouse's charming novels, read anything that makes you feel good and positive.

NEW BEGINNINGS: Motherhood doesn't have to drain you out. Take time out for yourself

JUST FOR YOU: It's a good habit to indulge in activities like Pilates or (below) an oil massage

Hepatitis C - A Natural Cures Approach

Occasionally one of my patients will learn from a blood test that they have contracted Hepatitis C, a "new" disease, barely 20 years old since it was first identified. They often react with surprise and alarm and find themselves completely in the dark about how they got it.

Some people even feel ashamed of having such an infection possibly because it is associated with the use of dirty needles that are shared among users of illicit drugs such as cocaine and meth-amphetamine, or from getting a tattoo at a sleazy tattoo parlor that does not follow proper sterilization procedures.

There are numerous other ways to contract Hep C that are far more socially acceptable. Many people picked it up from transfusions of infected blood, as the virus was not isolated until 1989. You can also pick up Hep C by sharing personal grooming items such as nail clippers, razors or even a tooth brush. But no matter how you contract it, you still wind up with Hep C, a life-threatening condition. What do you do now?

People with Hep C may eventually experience a panoply of side effects ranging from a flu-like syndrome to severe symptoms that can include anemia, heart issues and emotional issues such as suicide or thinking about suicide. If permitted to develop unchecked, Hep C can progress to scarring of the liver (fibrosis), and advanced scarring (cirrhosis). Those with cirrhosis may develop liver failure or other complications of cirrhosis, such as liver cancer.

I recommend that my patients immediately start my basic Four Step Natural Cures Program to fully detoxify their body, organ-by-precious-organ, while also making the transition to a Natural Cures lifestyle, so that they can restore their vitality and well being at the same time as they boost their body's immune system.

Conventional medical practitioners often prescribe pharmaceutical drugs based on interferon in an attempt to eradicate the Hep C virus. Whether or not these drugs work depends on a variety of factors, including the patient's health history, immune condition and the particular strain of virus involved. Drug therapy is most effective with people who are treated within six months of becoming infected, but most of my patients have had the condition for decades already.

For some, a Natural Cures approach can be highly effective in restoring vitality and health. Fortunately, in sharp contrast to the pharmaceutical approach, the immediate side effects of natural cure remedies for Hep C include significant improvements in vitality and activity levels, mood state, and general quality of life.

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Natural Remedies to Cure or Heal Liver Damage

"Symptoms of a Diseased Liver

The external signs include a coated tongue, bad breath, skin rashes, itchy skin, excessive sweating, offensive body odour, dark circles under the eyes, red swollen and itchy eyes, acne rosacea, brownish spots and blemishes on the skin, foshed facila appearance or excessive facial blood vessels. Other symptoms include jaundice, dark urine, pale stool, bone loss, easy bleeding, itching, small, spider-like blood vessels visible in the skin, enlarged spleen, fluid in the abdominal cavity, chills, pain from the biliary tract or pancrea, and an enlarged gallbladder.

The symptoms related to liver dysfunction include both physical signs and a variety of symptoms related to digestive problems, blood sugar problems, immune disorders, abnormal absorption of fats, and metabolism problems. The malabsorption of fats may lead to symptoms that include indigestion, reflux, hemmorhoids, gall stones, intolerance to fatty foods, intolerance to alcohol, nausea and vomiting attacks, abdominal bloating, and constipation.

Nervous system disorders include depression, mood changes, especially anger and irritability, poor concentration and foggy brain, overheating of the body, especially the face and torso, and recurrent headaches (including migraine) associated with nausea.

The blood sugar problems include a craving for sugar, hypoglycaemia and unstable blood sugar levels, and the onset of diabetes (Type 2)." (Wikipedia)


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ADHD Natural Treatment

ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a behavioral disorder associated with the development of the child is marked with hyperactivities, impulsivities, lack of ability to concentrate on one specific task, always restless and could not sit still. Concentration disturbances accompanied this motor hyperactivity symptoms infect 3% - 5% of children between 4 - 14 years old.

It hasn’t been found yet about any biological cause of ADHD. But most of the research leading to gene derived from the parents as the primary contributor of the occurrence of ADHD. For example, research clearly proves that arise in families with ADHD, 76% of children with ADHD have a family member with the same conditions.

Born prematurely, mothers smoked during pregnancy or extreme stress during pregnancy, exposure to alcohol during the pregnancy, and traumatic brain injury can also contribute to the development of ADHD.

Eliminate the consumption of preservatives and food coloring of hyperactive children should be considered as standard treatment, stated by an editorial in a medical journal the British Medical Journal.

Although evidence indicates a substantial link of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or hyperactivity disorders in the form of lack of attention, with food coloring and food preservatives, eliminating the consumption of these substances still considered as an alternative, more than a standard treatment for ADHD, written by Andrew Kemp from the University of Sydney.

Instead, behind the lack of evidence for their effectiveness, the use of alternative medicine has spread - more than 50 percent of children attending children's hospital in the UK and Australia have been used it in recent years.

Data published in 2007 showed that normal children (not hyperactive) are significantly more hyperactive after eating a mixture of food coloring and preservatives (sodium benzoate), with real implications for children with ADHD.

Clarify these finding; the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has observed evidence linking preservatives and dyes to hyperactivity of the 22 studies between 1975 and 1994 and two additional meta-analysis.

Sixteen of these studies reported provide positive effects on at least some children. However, EFSA has shown that hyperactivity has social causes and broad biological, and focuses exclusively on food substances can be addictive "reduce the availability of a complete treatment" for children with the behavioral disorders. But Kemp argues, to withhold evidence from the addition of dietary factors can also do this.

There is increasing in the number of children who take medication hyperactivity - 2.4% of the children in the state of Australia. Keeping dyes and preservatives as an alternative intervention that is not harmful, making a trial period to eliminate these substances should be considered as a standard treatment, according to Kemp concluded.

This study shows that alternative medicine has been known for many years. Preservatives and additives in food have damaging effects on human well manifested in the form of ADHD, cancer, disorders neurologist, stomach disorders and other chronic diseases.

The treatments of hyperactivity are varied, ranging from the use of modern medicine to traditional therapy. To avoid the negative effects of drugs, other therapies could be an alternative. The effectiveness of each treatment varies.

Color cooling brain

Just as a companion, this therapy suggests that hyperactive children exposed to the "cool" colors or a bit dark. The effect will soothe his brain.

The colors can be placed in the room, the color of the walls, doors, furniture, clothes, lamps, etc. The color can be green, light blue, purple, or dark blue. Avoid bright colors and "hot", such as red, yellow, orange because it stimulates the brain to move.

Diet modification

This diet is based on research Ben Feingold, an allergist, in 1960. Fifty percent of children with ADHD who handled "better" after a diet without food allergy triggers. They are foods which contain natural salicylates, such as oranges, apples, apricots, berries, grapes, and also foods that contain artificial additives such as preservatives, sweeteners, colorings, flavorings (MSG, monosodium glutamate). Clearly, this diet requires dietary changes in children and families. So, need special attention from the mother in cooking and serving food.

After a strict diet for some time, suspected food allergy triggers can be given back one by one into the menu. If a modification to the child's behavior, such as a hyperactive again, the food was no longer given.

According to Gerard Olarsch, ND, hyperactivity can also because of certain mineral deficiencies. Symptoms, children have excessive desire to eat sweet or salty foods. Mineral substances that allegedly associated with ADHD, among others DMG (dimetilglisin), enzymes, fatty acids, iron, magnesium, and zinc. Therefore, the provision of vitamin and mineral supplements would help the progress of the child.

Sports take much energy

Hyperactive children store excess energy. It is better to distribute their energy, encourage them to exercise or have outdoor picnic, such as zoos, playgrounds. There he would be free to play, climb, and run as they pleased. Essentially, do a fun activity itself. Be careful to take them for shopping, because if they left alone, they would go wherever they likes.

If playing at home, take it to a game that requires concentration, such as arrange puzzles, gardening, or keep animals. Involve children in many after school activities, such as learning music, swimming, tennis, karate, etc. of course, without forgetting the talent and physical ability.

Restore "stolen" energy

Traditional Chinese medicines are the oldest in the world and still survive until today. The principle is based on the harmonization of the body with nature and the flow of vital energy (qi / chi) throughout the body.

There are two things the cause of ADD, that genetic factors and liver function disturbances. If the result of liver dysfunction, heart organ is physically well, it is only the relationship "energy" with other organs that are not balanced. Because the liver energy is very strong, it "stole" the additional energy from the lungs and kidneys. Both organs were too weak to make the heart work remains under control.

Contemporary lifestyle with high stress levels makes ADHD difficult to be controlled. Diet children need attention, especially the source of energy. Some foods can bring the energy that triggers the liver away from equilibrium.

Avoid junk food eating, not solely for health reasons, but because it increases "hot" food in the liver. Fried, spices, and grilled foods also give a similar effect. Therefore, children should eat a lot of green vegetables, because it can help cool / reduce "heat" in the heart. Also drink the juice (juice) watermelon and, whenever possible, avoid eating meat.

Avoid situations / events that stimulate the children, also will help. Electric field generated from the computer game, not good for children with ADHD.

Encourage the child to calm activities, like swimming, tai chi, yoga, and meditation. Acupuncture, acupressure, and herbs can provide a relief effect. If the child is given medication, notice the abdomen (stomach). Many children with ADHD loss of appetite or weight increased at a later date, due to energy gastric function is not balanced.

Homeophaty

This therapy has been growing since the 18th century. It is a treatment system for balancing the physical, mental, emotional as well. Homeopathic practitioners prescribe specific to each person with different symptoms. The medicine was a mixture of materials from animals, plants, and minerals form a concentrated solution. So, one drug is not the same for every person, even though the diagnosis is the same. Because of the special formulated for each patient, according to naturopathic physicians Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, ND, MSW and Robert Ullman, ND, a drug for symptoms of ADD / ADHD also can cure other symptoms, such as ear infections and headaches.

Fix line hearing

Most children with ADHD also have a hearing problem. Could hear, but have trouble understanding what he was hearing, because the ear and brain do not work efficiently in processing the sound. There was trouble choosing the sound of many existing sound source. Also difficulty hearing focused on a particular sound. For example, when they should hear the voice of teacher, they are even interested in the sound of car horns outside the classroom. As a result, it is difficult to concentrate on one thing for a while. Children become distracted by all the noise around him.

Sound therapy to restore the capacity of hearing / receiving voice, so that children can learn to focus and capture the desired sound directly into the brain's language center.

Sound perception problems caused by the "closure" for several frequency hearing voices. Ear muscles become "lazy" and not responsive. Therefore, there should be stimulated and trained to reach the normal capacity to improve hearing and hearing organize transmission in the brain. This process will reduce stress and nervous tension. Children will be able to follow where the desired sound.

In sound therapy, the child must listen to the special cassettes (music) every day for 30 - 60 minutes. If the child is difficult to sit still, the tape can be played as a child to sleep. Effective results are generally seen after 100 hours pasca-therapy. Physical activity will decrease while the power was increased concentration.

Biofeedback which is relatively new.

Although biofeedback is known since 25 years ago, its application in hyperactive children is relatively new. Essentially, children with ADHD produce excessive theta waves but do not produce enough beta waves. Theta waves associated with dreaming or dreaming in the middle of the day, while the beta waves associated with concentration. Biofeedback make children reduce theta wave production and produce a lot of beta waves, so the ability to increase focus and concentration. According to research Steven W. Lee of the University of Kansas, biofeedback can reduce the symptoms associated with hyperactivity.

Through a video screen that displays a variety of challenges, such as video games, biofeedback attractive to children. There are bright colors, music that gives immediate feedback. There are also prizes to be given if the child can finish it well.

In one version of the therapy, for children to produce beta waves, bright colors on the wheel increases coupled with increased tone music. Another version, the video screen children must maintain aircraft that do not cross certain lines (when producing beta waves), so that the red light remains lit. For this therapy, generally the child will live 30 to 50 meeting, by one or two weeks. Each meeting lasted one hour.

Like a leaky bucket, attention and affection for children with ADHD should be given continuously.

Herbal Colon Cleanse

If you're used to cram a variety of junk food and various chemical substances into your stomach, the colon can be crusty. Dirty colon will inhibit absorption of nutrients, so it is easy to invite disease. Cleaning the colon or cathartic new ways can be an alternative for cleaning tools we digest.

Most natural products drug colon cleanse are already packaged in pill or capsule form as a supplement. Contents of plants that are laxative (laxative), such as mucus, aloe leaf and seed extract distance tree.

Other materials that have been used is the leaf senna (senna Alexandrian or Khartoum senna) or Cassia angustifolia Vahl, known as senna Tinnevelly. This leaves contain not less than 2.5 percent of hydroxyanthracene glycosides, and its main active ingredients anthraquinone glycosides. This material is used as laxative effect because the active substance reduces the absorption of fluid and salt, add peristaltic activity of the small intestine and large intestine, and soften the stool.

Other materials such as rhizome and root extracts of Rheum officinale Baillon or from Rheum palmatum Linne (family Polygonaceae), contains anthraquinone glycosides (3 - 7.5%) is also used as a laxative and has major effects such as senna. The result, soft feces and intestines of work was much more lightly.

Turns out one simple vegetable can to clean the intestines, it is cabbage.

Before the feast, the Greeks and Romans drank cabbage juice. The objective is to avoid drunk after partying with alcohol. The ancient Greeks also used cabbage juice to treat eye pain, while the stems of cabbage juice are used as an ulcer drug.

There are 3 types of cabbage: the green, white, and red. All the three contain useful nutrients to maintain health. However, from the three species, the green cabbage has the highest nutritional value.

Consumption of cabbage is very useful, because these vegetables could cleanse the colon. Cabbage helps promote intestinal peristalsis, so that the bowel affairs run so smoothly. Toxins due to the long-term constipation will go wasted because of the consumption of cabbage.

Vegetables are good for stomach ulcers because it contains a substance called S-Methylmethionine, which could accelerate wound healing in the stomach and reduce pain.

Cabbage also contains essential minerals. There are calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and iodine. Besides cabbage also contain vitamin C. However, this vitamin can be obtained only if consumed raw. Cooking will chop levels of vitamin C to half.

The nutritions contained are vitamin C, E, K, beta-carotene, folate, and thiamine.

One thing that need in mind is this vegetable can be made for forming a gas bloating in the stomach. Do not eat too much because it can cause iron deficiency in the body.

Importance of High Breakfast

Breakfast can help prevent strokes, heart attack and sudden death. Advice on not to skip breakfast! 

Healthy Lving 

For those who always skip breakfast, you should stop that habit now! You've heard many times that "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." Now, recent research confirms that one of the worst practices you can develop may be avoiding breakfast. 

Why? 

Because the frequency of heart attack, sudden death, and stroke peaks between 6: 00a.m. and noon, with the highest incidence being between 8: 00a.m. and 10:00a.m.What mechanism within the body could account for this significant jump in sudden death in the early morning hours? 

We may have an Answer 

Platelet, tiny elements in the blood that keep us from bleeding to Death if we get a cut, can clump together inside our arteries due to cholesterol or laque buildup in the artery lining. It is in the morning hours that platelets become the most activated and tend to form these internal blood clots at the greatest frequency. 

However, eating even a very light breakfast prevents the morning platelet activation that is associated with heart attacks and strokes. Studies performed at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland found that eating a light, very low-fat breakfast was critical in modifying the morning platelet activation. Subjects in the study consumed either low-fat or fat-free yogurt, orange juice, fruit, and a source of protein coming from yogurt or fat-free milk. So if you skip breakfast, it's important that you change this practice immediately in light of this research. Develop a simple plan to eat cereal, such as oatmeal or Bran Flakes, along with six ounces of grape juice or orange juice, and perhaps a piece of fruit. This simple plan will keep your platelets from sticking together, keep blood clots from forming, and perhaps head off a potential Heart Attack or stroke. So never ever skip breakfast.

NHS care 'affected by staff health'

More than 45,000 NHS workers call in sick each day - around one and a half times the absence rate seen in the private sector, a report will reveal.

The quality of patient care is also being affected by obesity, smoking and poor mental health among staff, according to the study.

Researchers found that hospitals with worse staff health are less productive and have higher rates of superbug infection, unnecessary use of agency workers and higher patient death rates.

Details of what is being described as the first national audit of NHS staff habits have been published in The Times newspaper.

The audit's compiler, leading occupational health expert Dr Steve Boorman, told The Times that staff health must become a core standard, with all trusts judged annually by the health regulator.


"It is ironic that the NHS is trying to focus on the public health agenda yet not making it available to its own staff, because staff should be exemplars," he said.

"The key finding of this review is that health and wellbeing of staff is very important to the quality of patient care, and there are good reasons for prioritising investment in it."

The audit comes as figures show the number of claims against the NHS for clinical negligence has risen by 11%.

Data uncovered by the Conservatives also reveal a rise in the amount paid out by the NHS for claims, from £661 million in 2007/08 to £807 million in 2008/09.

The Department of Health (DH) said it welcomed Dr Boorman's report as an "important initiative".

Develop healthy habits to manage your diabetes

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World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November to raise awareness of diabetes. This year's theme focuses on diabetes education and prevention.

Type 2 diabetes is at least five times more common in South Asians than in the wider population. While there is currently no cure for it, people with diabetes can still live a full life by carefully managing their condition.

If you are affected by diabetes, it's important to avoid swings in your blood glucose (sugar), so it doesn't go too high or too low. What you eat and how often you eat has a direct impact on your blood glucose.

Also, people with diabetes are more prone to developing heart disease, but that doesn't mean you need to switch to eating boiled curries and Western foods. If you look after your diet and lifestyle habits, then you can significantly reduce your risks.

Eat regular meals. Eating regularly helps to keep your blood glucose levels steady throughout the day. It can also help you to maintain good energy levels as the day progresses. Get in the habit of creating a balanced plate.

Choose starchy carbohydrate foods, especially those which have a low glycaemic index (GI). Eating medium or low GI foods at mealtimes can help you manage your diabetes. Examples include dhals, beans, basmati rice, pasta, grainy or seeded breads (such as granary), bulgur wheat, sweet potato, cassava (mogo) porridge, and fruit and vegetables. Starchy foods will fill you up, often provide fibre, and tend to be lower in calories than fatty foods, but you also need to watch portion sizes.

We probably eat too much of the wrong type of carbohydrate. There's no need to have rice, chapati and potato in the same meal. And frying mogo is not a good idea! Instead, try boiling it and sprinkling with chilli and lemon.

Cut down on fried and fatty foods such as butter, ghee, full-fat cheese (like paneer), fatty meats, skin on chicken, chevda, ganthia, sev, samosas, crisps and pastries. Animal orsaturated fat (from fatty meat and full-fat dairy products) can raise your bad (LDL) cholesterol level, and lead to a build-up of fatty streaks in your arteries, which can in turn reduce blood flow to your heart. Instead, choose monounsaturated fats, like the fat found in olive and rapeseed oil, avocado, nuts, or polyunsaturated fats such as corn oil, sunflower oil, and spreads made from these oils.

Of course this isn't a licence to smother your salad in olive oil or deep fry your kebabs in rapeseed oil! It is still important not to eat too much of these healthier fats, as weight for weight, they contain the same calories as unhealthy fats. Find out more about healthy cooking.

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Eat more fruit and vegetables. These foods are rich in valuable antioxidants which can help prevent damage to your arteries. Enjoy a variety of colours so you get a good range of nutrients. For example, beta-carotene comes from orange and yellow coloured vegetables like carrots and yellow peppers, and anthocyanins (a powerful anti-oxidant) are found in purple plums, red cabbage and beetroot.

South Asian cuisine is packed with brightly coloured vegetables, from bhindito brinjal, so enjoy at your leisure. Try the healthy okra recipe.

Enjoy fish and choose oily fish once a week. Scientific studies suggest that regularly eating oily fish can protect you from developing heart problems. The special omega-3 oils found in oily fish have been shown to lower a type of fat in your blood called triglyceride. They may also help to reduce blood stickiness, making your blood less likely to clot and cause a blockage in your arteries. Examples of oily fish include salmon, fresh tuna, mackerel, trout, sardines and herring.

Swap high sugar foods for low sugar foods. Cut back on tinned fruit in syrup, sugar, andmithai, and consider tinned fruit in natural juice, artificial sweeteners, and dried fruit instead. Be especially careful with sugary drinks, since they tend to get into your blood stream more quickly. Choose unsweetened fruit juice and have it with a meal so you slow down the rise in your blood glucose (because the juice mixes with other foods in your gut). Or choose diet drinks and use an artificial sweetener for hot drinks.

Note that many sugary foods tend to also be high in fat (think of cakes, biscuits, kheer,kulfi) and are generally unhealthy, so it's best to save them for special occasions.

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Choose foods which are low in salt. We don't usually measure salt in traditional cooking — it's often a generous pouring straight from the salt container, and we don't think twice about it. However, there is now solid research showing that eating too much salt makes you more at risk of raised blood pressure and strokes. As you try out some of the healthier recipes on this site, you'll notice that they are low in salt yet high in flavour. It is possible to eat healthily and still enjoy traditional foods.

Get down to a healthy weight and stay there. Just by losing 5 – 10 per cent of your weight can make a significant difference to your blood pressure, blood fats and blood glucose control. Adopt a healthier lifestyle by choosing balanced meals and being more active.

Prevent & Cure Arthritis through 12 Natural Ways

Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more of the joints of the body. It is usually followed by pain and stiffness especially in the morning or after exercise. In addition to pain and stiffness, the symptoms can be also swollen, altered bone formation and / or reduced the scope of the motion or limitation of motion, so that certain parts of the body can no longer function properly.

Inflammation of joints also makes noise when moved. The term arthritis literally means "inflammation of the joints". In certain conditions arthritis can affect other body parts - such as muscle, bone and organ in the body - and can lead to decreased function of the body and sometimes there can be life-threatening complications.

This arthritis can be divided into 3 groups of rheumatic arthritis that usually attack the finger joints, wrists, knees and toes. However, that does not mean that the other joints throughout the body completely free from attacks.

The second is the osteoarthritis that can attack any joint but usually occurs in the waist, knees, legs and spine. Next is gout which often attack the lower limbs and is usually the main target of the toes. The pain of arthritis can be so severe that touched socks or bed sheets can be unbearable pain.

For the prevention and cure arthritis, natural ways are the best:

1. Control your food consumption

Avoid red meat, organ meats, saturated fats, milk & milk products, caffeine, salt, white sugar, white flour (all foods made from it), all junk food and cigarettes. Avoid tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant & peppers that contain solanine because it would trigger a reaction in some people with arthritis.

You are better consuming foods which are alkaline, vegetables 50-60%, and raw fruits (vegetarian diet). Eat more foods contain sulfur such as asparagus, garlic and onions. iT is because sulfur is needed to repair and rebuild bone, and its cartilage network. Sulfur also helps the absorption of calcium.

Pineapple, frequently eat pineapple. Because of the bromelain enzyme in pineapple is very good for reducing inflammation. To be effective, the pineapple should be fresh rather than frozen or canned. Consume of rice and broken skin foods that contain fiber.

Avoid consumption of iron substance supplements because iron is expected to aggravate the pain, swelling and damage.

2. Prevent and resolve arthritis with cod liver oil

Research has shown, taking cod liver oil in small quantities every day lowered the potential damage to the cartilage, which is one of the main symptoms of osteoarthritis. In addition, omega-3 fatty acids contained in oil can help reduce pain and inflammation due to arthritis. Therefore, it is very profitable if you can consume 1-2 teaspoons of cod liver oil in your life everyday.

3. Prevent pain with ice

Joints will be painful if they are used in excess. To prevent this, compress the joints with bag of ice for 15-20 minutes. Then lift the ice and can be repeated again after 10-15 minutes.

4. Natural treatment of arthritis with Epsom salt

Epsom salts, or also known as magnesium salt, surely you have already known, is very important for bone growth and regulates body pH levels. Lack of magnesium will decrease the body's ability to absorb and use calcium and phosphorus, 2 base mineral for bone development.

The following natural treatments can be used to reduce the symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis. But do not forget, if you suffer from heart or kidney disease, consult your doctor first before trying this treatment. Excess magnesium can trigger diarrhea, dizziness, cramps, muscle weakness, and abnormal heart.

Combine 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice and 3 tablespoons of Epsom salt into a liter of warm water 0:56. Drink 1 teaspoon of it in the morning and 1 teaspoon at night.

Add 3 cups of Epsom salts into the tub to warm water and bath in it. Magnesium in the salt will be absorbed by the body and relaxes your joints and muscles which are stiff.

5. Vegetable juice

Vegetable juice is proven significantly reduce pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. You can use the carrot juice, celery juice, cabbage juice, or tomato juice.

6. Natural treatments with cinnamon

Studies have shown, cinnamon is an effective natural treatment to relieve the pain of arthritis. Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder in 1 tablespoon of honey every morning before breakfast. Do it every day for 1 month. You'd be able to feel the results in the first week 1.

7. Relieve pain by reducing stress

If you feel sick and grew tense, then you will feel more pain. Those who can control everything in life are also better able to control pain than those who did not. Research shows the importance of psychological attitudes in relieving pain due to arthritis. If you suffer from arthritis, you should be able to learn to understand it. Do not force yourself to do all things when you do not feel pain. This will make you exhausted and in pain the next day. Do a little every day, either when experiencing pain or not.

Learn to relax. If you focus on the pain, it will feel more pain. But, if you're busy with other things that are important to you, you will not be too much feel the pain.

8. Bathing in the pool

Studies have shown, floating on the pond, especially in ponds that have been specially designed with a temperature that has been adjusted to ease the pain of arthritis. With bath, stress will be reduced, and then the pain will also be reduced. When floating, the body will relax, the muscles relax too, and this will stimulate to release of endorphins, natural painkillers your body. The temperature is adjusted to the skin temperature will also make you completely relaxed.

9. Prevent stiff in the morning

Almost 90% of patients with arthritis feel stiff in the morning. To avoid this, apply the ointment at night before bed. This will make you relax and strengthen you mentally. Arthritis sufferers generally feel better all day if they feel stiff when you wake up in the morning.

10. Stretch gently

Stretching works to strengthen and improve mobility. A sport sometimes is a dilemma when confronted with rheumatoid arthritis. Moving sick, but did not move at all also won’t be good. Improper movement could endanger, but the proper motion can heal.

Try doing yoga. Yoga is usually taught with a range of joint movement right so that it can bring the wrong joint return to normal position when the muscles stretched and strengthened, but do not forget, intelligence is the key to yoga's health returns. But, make sure you do so in accordance with the limits of your illness.

11. Regular exercise

Regular exercise is very important to reduce pain, improve mobility. But it must be considered to not provide excessive burden on the affected part (must be in accordance with the ability of each person).

Exercise can increase metabolic rate to produce synovial fluid, which can take free radicals. Exercise is also function as antioxidants when done regularly.

With exercise, the body also produces cortisone which can neutralize the calcium deposits. This is better than cortisone drugs can sometimes dissolve the bone.

Doctors used to tell the patient should not exercise. However, recent research shows that exercise can even relieve pain, joints more flexible, freer movement, improve blood circulation, and improve mobility.

95% of people with arthritis exercise to get the benefits. Learn to breathe deeply

and sunbathe to get enough vitamin D for bone health. (Research in Oslo Norway showed that more severe arthritis sufferers in snowing season).

12. Detoxification

Detox can really reduce the pain, especially; detox can also lose weight for obesity. With detoxification for 5 days or more, there will be the effect of reducing inflammation.

Curing Thrush by Natural Ways

Thrush (apthosa stomatitis) is an inflammation that occurs in the mucosa of mouth, it is usually a yellowish-white spots with a slightly concave surface. Thrush usually attacked the inner cheek mucosa, the inner lips, tongue, gums and the mouth cavity. Thrush is a type of disease caused by fungus in the mouth and throat tract.

Resveratol

Resveratol is a natural substance found in red wine. In laboratory experiments proved that active resveratol against herpes simplex virus. A study from the Northeastern Ohio University proved that the way of resveratol ointments 2, 3, or 5 times a day is effective to minimize ulcers when used in the development of 1 or 6 hours after the occurrence of herpes virus infection.

Reishi and Astragalus

Reishi or which is also known as Ganoderma lucidum is a type of fungus that has long been used in Asian traditional medicine systems to strengthen the immune system. The results of studies also indicate that reishi may inhibit the spread of the herpes virus. It is commonly used in dose of 600 milligrams once or 2 times a day.

In medical systems of China, reishi is often used in conjunction with the herb known as Astragalus. Herbs one could also prove to enhance the immune system of patients infected with herpes simplex keratitis.

Lysine

Lysine is an essential amino acid. You can only get it through food or supplements because our body can not produce it. This single amino acid is used to make proteins that we need to generate functional antibodies which fight the infection, enzymes, hormones, and body tissues. Lysine is proven to inhibit the spread of herpes simplex virus.

You can get lysine by increasing consumption of eggs, red meat, fish, cheese, yeast used to make beer, and wheat,. However, in addition to the consumption of lysine, you also must consider the comparison between the lysine with other amino acids in the body known as arginine. Both these amino acids compete to be absorbed in the small intestine. So, the less content of arginine in your diet, the more lysine is absorbed. Limit the amount of arginine helps in reducing the consumption of foods rich in these amino acids such as almonds, chocolate, and nuts.

Peppermint oil

A study from the University of Heidelberg found that peppermint oil can penetrate the skin and can directly against the herpes virus. Peppermint oil has also been proven active against acyclovir-resistant chains of herpes simplex virus. However, peppermint oil can be absorbed through the skin so that only small amounts can be toxic. Therefore, make sure you do not swallow this peppermint oil.

Lemon balm

This balm contains anti-virus. In a study conducted in hospitals and clinics in Germany, was quoted that lemon balm can heal ulcers within 5 days compared with 10 days in the group who did not use this balm. If it is used regularly, this balm can also prevent the re-emergence of thrush.

In traditional or natural medicine, several plants are often mentioned to cure thrush. Name the betel leaf, sage leaf telik, cashew fruit sticks, cucumber fruit, and palm juice.

Betel Leaf

In making the betel plant (Piper betle L) as a medicine of thrush, you can chew one to two leaves until creamed. It is kept for some time in the mouth, and the pulp is removed. Or, rinse it with pure water. the water could be drunk. In a day you may drink it one to two times.

The leaf length measuring from 6 to 17.5 cm and width from 3.5 to 10 cm, it also contains allylrocatechol, cineole, caryophyllene, methane, eugenol, and methyl ether. In fact, it contains vitamin C and alkaloids. Some scientific literature also mentioned, betel leaves contain an enzyme diastase, sugar and tannins. However, young leaves contain diastase, sugar and essential oil more than the old.

Saga Leaf

In expelling the thrush, betel can also be paired with sage leaves (Abrus precatorius.).. Because, according to the experience and research results, sage leaf, too, has the ability like betel leaves. Leaf Saga includes as thrush drug ingredient that can heal quickly and safely.

The usage can be in several ways. It can be the chewed leaves one or two times a day until healed. The number of chewed it sparingly. It can also rinse and boil it with pure water. Then drink the water.

By boiling 2 ounces of sage leaves in 2 l of water until the water in half remaining. The boiled water is used to rinse the mouth and to be drunk. It was bitter at first, but then it turned into a kind of sweet cinnamon taste. This herb can also added by a piece of cinnamon for good taste.

This ivy leaf with seeds of red beans, black spots contains abruslactone A., methyl abrusgenate, and abrusgenic acid.

Meanwhile, other written evidence that the leaves mentioned in the WHO which declared in the priority list as the most used medicinal plant in the world contains glycyrrhizin, which is no less than 15%. Less clear, whether this soft organic acids are able to resist thrush or other compounds. To be sure, people have used similar this leaves acid for a long time and proved to be expelled "boils" in the mouth a little.

Cashew

Although not as popular as betel and saga, cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.), which is sometimes referred to as the cashew fruit resembling a monkey's head, it is also quite effective thrush cure. But it is not the fruit which is used, but the stem of ripe fruit.

Fruit stalk, which is sometimes called artificial fruit, swelled like a pear or guava juice because it contains water in large quantities. Be careful, do not elect the young. Artificial fruit contains a lot of young sap who can make the skin inflamed.

In contrast, quasi-cashew fruit which are ripe contains vitamin C in large amount, it could reach 180 mg/100 g. Vitamin C is dense this astringen (shrink) wound thrush, which is sometimes used to speed up healing thrush.

How to use it is to eat like a normal fruit. Or, it could also the way people used to the tempo of Ternate, the feelings rinse with water. However, you should not be drunk, because the sour taste and its vitamin C can make an intense heartburn if the stomach can not stand.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) secretly can also cure thrush. By eating it every day in considerable amount, the fruit undoubtedly chills in the oral cavity and able to reduce "heat" of thrush.

Thrush sufferers eventually complete recovery after each day to eat nine fruits of cucumber for several months while doing a strict diet of milk, eggs, and wine.

Unfortunately, compounds that contain a very juicy fruit, especially those capable of kicking the thrush, is not known due to the scarcity of research conducted.

Sugar Palm Sap

Meanwhile, sugar palm sap (Arenga pinnata Merr.) turns out according to the empirical data could cure thrush. K. Heyne Harloff quoted in het Geneeskundig Tijdschr page 385 declares that palm juice can treat thrush with the amazing results.

Therefore, patients must drink three glasses of it every day until cured. Again, the compounds which help thrush cure had not been revealed. To be sure, the fluid obtained from the male flower bunches palm tree after sliced and given physical treatment contains high sugar levels, so not good for diabetics.

There are many more plants have mentioned for curing thrush. However, research in that direction seems still is not attractive to many researchers. It appears from the very scarcity of research results that can be used as reference.

For a while, there's no harm in trying the plants on the anti thrush. During the usage restrictions noted, a bad influence for someone who at the same time thrush disease can be eliminated.