Showing posts with label treatments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treatments. Show all posts
Monday, April 17, 2017
NATURAL TREATMENTS FOR FIBROIDS
NATURAL TREATMENTS FOR FIBROIDS
Fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that grow in or around the womb, or uterus. The growths are made up of muscle and fibrous tissue and can vary in size. Fibroids are sometimes known as uterine myomas or fibromyomas.
Many women are unaware that they have fibroids as they do not have any symptoms. This often means that fibroids are diagnosed by chance during a routine gynecological examination, test or scan. If they are suspected, your GP will recommend more tests, such as an ultrasound scan, to confirm fibroids.
Fibroids can present many symptoms such as heavy, prolonged periods, which can lead to anemia, acute pain during periods, abdominal pain and bloating, discomfort during sex, more frequent urination, waking several times a night to urinate, constipation, pain in the lower back and legs, and it can also cause infertility or complications during pregnancy.
HERBAL REMEDIES
A useful homemade remedy is to make a castor oil pack to help relieve congestion in the womb.
A useful homemade remedy is to make a castor oil pack to help relieve congestion in the womb.
Herbs that strengthen the liver, such as milk thistle tablets or tincture, will help it to eliminate old hormones from the blood.
Agnus castus is useful for hormone balance. Take 25 drops of tincture in a glass of water every morning.
Lady’s mantle can be effective at reducing excessive bleeding and lowering estrogen dominance, as is chaste tree. Take them as a tincture or in teas.
AROMATHERAPY
Ginger oil is a powerful circulation stimulant, and it improves liver function. Put a few drops in the bath, or use in massage.
Marjoram can help to relieve cramping and discomfort.
Rose oil helps to ease tension. It also has mild hormone-balancing properties and is believed to work as a uterine tonic.
NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
Eat foods containing phytoestrogens, such as soybean products, lentils, and chickpeas, which can help to reduce excessive levels of estrogen in your blood.
Eat foods containing phytoestrogens, such as soybean products, lentils, and chickpeas, which can help to reduce excessive levels of estrogen in your blood.
Reduce your intake of saturated fat but get plenty of essential fatty acids from eating oily fish, nuts, and seeds.
Make sure you include plenty of fiber in your diet to ease constipation. Choose whole-grain products, brown rice, and oats, as well as plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Dark chocolate with at least 80% cocoa is a good source of iron for those who are worried about anemia, or take a daily teaspoonful of molasses.
Vitamin A, B and C, plus zinc, calcium, magnesium, and iron are all essential for hormone balance. Choose a good-quality multivitamin supplement that contains them all.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Natural Treatments to Try Before ADHD Medication
Natural Treatments to Try Before ADHD Medication
We have been spending a lot of time recently on medications for ADHD. However, one question we should always be asking ourselves is: "Are medications always necessary?".
Believe it or not, there are a number of nutritional deficiencies that can trigger ADHD-like symptoms or worsen the disorder. There are definitely instances where merely fixing key nutritional imbalances over a period of a few weeks can lead to positive results.
Before we go any further, we need to examine how this all works out. It helps to think of ADHD as a puzzle, where one or more pieces are missing. If we can correctly fill in the missing puzzle piece(s), then we can treat the disorder. Of course this is oversimplifying it a bit, and no, nutritional and "natural" strategies do not always work. Nevertheless, I believe they are grossly under-utilized. After all, if a vitamin supplement gave the same results as an amphetamine-based drug, which one would you choose for you or your child? The answer is a no-brainer.
Based on a keynote article on Ritalin vs. supplement treatments for ADHD, which is frequently cited by the "natural cures for ADHD" crowd, we see compelling (albeit limited) evidence that natural supplementation can be as effective as Ritalin for treating ADHD. It sounds intriguing, but it is also important to note that too much weight is often placed on this study. Why? Because all of this information is based on the results of only 20 individuals (10 whom took the Ritalin and 10 who took the dietary supplements). Of course we should not discount the research because of a small sample size, but out of the millions who suffer from ADHD, do we really want to hinge a bunch of expectations on 20 individuals? Nevertheless, the results are worth reporting and are due much further investigation.
Here are 9 different possibilities cited by the article for nutritional deficiencies or environmental factors which could affect the onset of ADHD (I subdivided one of the categories, there are only 8 in the original article). I will list them here, and investigate each one in more detail in later posts:
- Food allergies and food additives
- Toxic effects of heavy metals or environmental contaminants
- Protein-carbohydrate imbalances
- Mineral deficiencies or imbalances
- Fatty acid deficiencies or imbalances
- Amino acid deficiencies or imbalances
- Thyroid dysfunction and iodine deficiencies
- B vitamin deficiencies
- Antioxidant levels, including phytonutrients and polyphenols (found in fruits, vegetables, coffee, teas, wines, beer and a few other sources).
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