I'm a big fan of herbal products, but have you ever wondered whether the ingredients that are supposed to be in those products are actually present in their correct potency? Did you ever wonder where the herbs really came from?
As you'll discover here, one company has suddenly and dramatically changed the entire medicinal herbs landscape by offering consumers a kind of X-Ray vision (without the X-Rays) into the potency, origin and safety of the exact herbs that are inside each bottle.
This innovation is called "Meet Your Herbs," and I first became aware of it at a recent natural products expo in California where I happened to catch a glimpse of someone carrying a bag emblazed with the slogan. The "Meet Your Herbs" phrase made instant sense to me because I've been living in Ecuador for the last two years where I've finally been able to grow and meet many of the medicinal herbs I used to buy solely as finished product. Read more...
Rabu, 02 Juni 2010
Jumat, 28 Mei 2010
Low Umbilical Cord pH Tied to Death, Brain Damage
(HealthDay News) -- Babies born with low blood pH in their umbilical cord appear to bear a higher risk for infant death, brain damage and/or childhood cerebral palsy, a review of prior research reveals.
The finding, reported online May 14 in BMJ, stems from an analysis conducted by researchers out of Birmingham Women's Hospital in England.
The authors note that when a baby is deprived of adequate oxygen during delivery -- a condition known as hypoxia -- umbilical cord blood pH drops. (Since normal blood pH indicates that the blood's acid and alkaline gases are balanced, a decrease in pH means the umbilical cord blood is becoming too acidic.)
Although hypoxia is the most common cause of brain damage, particularly among premature and very small babies, researchers previously had not established a clear association between low umbilical cord blood pH and related health complications. Read more...
The finding, reported online May 14 in BMJ, stems from an analysis conducted by researchers out of Birmingham Women's Hospital in England.
The authors note that when a baby is deprived of adequate oxygen during delivery -- a condition known as hypoxia -- umbilical cord blood pH drops. (Since normal blood pH indicates that the blood's acid and alkaline gases are balanced, a decrease in pH means the umbilical cord blood is becoming too acidic.)
Although hypoxia is the most common cause of brain damage, particularly among premature and very small babies, researchers previously had not established a clear association between low umbilical cord blood pH and related health complications. Read more...
Sabtu, 22 Mei 2010
The Hepatitis Virus A-B-C Explained
Hepatitis A
One of the mildest categories of hepatitis, hepatitis A is usually contracted from food or drink which has been contaminated. The condition has an incubation period of between two and six weeks and symptoms will take the form of a flu like illness along with tiredness and a jaundiced yellow appearance to the skin. The majority of individuals who contract hepatitis will recover without requiring any specific treatments however, adults with the condition should avoid alcohol consumption along with the oral contraceptive pill until such time as your blood tests provide the evidence that your liver has returned to normal levels. Thankfully, the virus is a relatively rare condition thanks to vaccinations. If you're looking to travel to any high-risk area you should first consult your doctor who may be able to administer the vaccine. When you are travelling to foreign lands insure that you wash fruit and salad leaves in boiled or bottled water. Read more...
One of the mildest categories of hepatitis, hepatitis A is usually contracted from food or drink which has been contaminated. The condition has an incubation period of between two and six weeks and symptoms will take the form of a flu like illness along with tiredness and a jaundiced yellow appearance to the skin. The majority of individuals who contract hepatitis will recover without requiring any specific treatments however, adults with the condition should avoid alcohol consumption along with the oral contraceptive pill until such time as your blood tests provide the evidence that your liver has returned to normal levels. Thankfully, the virus is a relatively rare condition thanks to vaccinations. If you're looking to travel to any high-risk area you should first consult your doctor who may be able to administer the vaccine. When you are travelling to foreign lands insure that you wash fruit and salad leaves in boiled or bottled water. Read more...
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