Posted by: Admin in Flu Remedies on December 31st, 2010
Flu took you by surprise again and you don’t find any useful medicine in your small home-pharmacy? Maybe you should try the less expensive and very efficient flu home remedies!
The best antiviral product which can be found in any home is garlic! Due to its properties, this plant can stop the virus from spreading or growing. You can add garlic in your meals or take it as capsules, in order to relieve flu symptoms faster.
Among other flu home remedies, vitamin C plays a very important role, is very easily found in many vegetables and fruits and has great properties. This nutrient increases the immunity of the sufferer and so it shortens the duration of the cold episode. Oranges, strawberries, lemons, grapefruits, limes, as well as spinach, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes or carrots contain vitamin C, so they shouldn’t miss from your menu if you’re affected by flu.
Warm soups are efficient flu home remedies, as well as teas and fresh juices. It is recommended to consume as many liquids as possible when fighting against flu symptoms. Ginger tea is really good for keeping your lungs clear and reducing the cough and throat pain. Hot liquids can keep fever down, but if this trick doesn’t work, try putting a washcloth on your forehead until the pain disappears and your temperature gets back to normal.
Change your clothes more often than usually to prevent the virus spreading and keep the humidity level in your bedroom higher than usually. You can also take warm baths for longer periods in order to ease the body aches and the sore throat. These simple flu home remedies are really efficient in relieving the symptoms and reducing the duration of the illness.
Reduce the intake of caffeine and alcohol, as they contribute to dehydration and thus they worsen the symptoms of flu. Give yourself enough time to rest properly and make sure your bedroom is warm enough, because you’ll surely sweat more during your sleep. Try these flu home remedies if you’re affected by influenza viruses and you’ll get well sooner than you expected!
Posted by: Admin in Cold Remedies on December 30th, 2010
Remedies for Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia is a medical condition in which the blood sugar of a person is lower than the normal levels. There are a lot of health practitioners who would recommend the exactly same kind of dietary lifestyle for a diabetic and a hypoglycemic. In both diabetes and hypoglycemia, there is inadequate metabolism of sugar. [...]
There is a wide variety of migraine medications to choose from. What works for migraine relief and what are the main differences between them? Let this article guide you through the maze of migraine medications like painkillers and abortive and make it easy to understand, so you can get to the bottom of your migraine!
This article will address some common medications used to stop your migraines or headaches after it begins. These migraine medications are classified as acute medications or abortive. And include painkillers for headaches, special ones for migraine and others for various forms of headaches.
Designer or Triptans migraine medications are common brands called Amerge, Maxalt, Zomig, Imitrex and Frova. These medications are made for migraines and have a mechanism of acting on the serotonin receptors. They will ease inflammation and tighten the blood vessels that widen during a migraine attack.
A miracle drug for some, Triptans do certainly work wonders. They are very effective at relieving pain but they also help other migraine problems like nausea and drowsiness. These types of Migraine medications can be utilized with a pill, nasal spray or injection.
Painkillers for headaches are also form part of migraine medications. The most well known are Advil, Aspirin, Motrin and Naproxen. These are called NSAID which is short for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs target to lessen inflammation and improve pain threshold so you can handle your migraine better.
As with all migraine medications make sure you consult your medical doctor before doing anything. This is very crucial with NSAIDs as you should only consume one type at a time and they also have side effects like rebound headaches. These are the result of the body getting use to the medication and a withdrawal effect that can happen. If you are pregnant then you cannot take them as they increase incidence of miscarriage. Stomach side effects can also be caused.
The biggest hitters of migraine medications are called the narcotics. Popular names such as Stadol, codeine, Demerol and Dolophine. These are usually given with an injections but can be delivered with nasal spray or pill form.
These strong drugs are given to battle bad pain. They are strictly for use under medical supervision and with caution. These are highly addictive substances and the body will require higher and higher dose for effect as it becomes used to it. This can lead to dangerous effects. They are best utilized by individuals with infrequent migraines or whose migraines are so bad they end up in hospital.
Be sure to consult with your doctor about your migraine medications. This article serves as information on abortive therapies, which help a migraine once it has started. Although some believe that prevention is better than cure. Be sure to check out preventative migraine strategies, which may be more effective at decreasing frequency and intensity of migraine episodes.
For more expert advice on migraine medications, visit author Peter Alexis’ website which is packed full of information the best headache cures.
Posted by: Admin in Cold Remedies on December 24th, 2010
Pinched Nerve Remedy
A pinched nerve is a medical condition characterized by stretching, compression, or stretching of the nerves. This condition occurs when there is too much of pressure on a particular nerve and its surrounding blood vessels. If there is extensive damage to the nerve, it can interfere with the functioning of the nerve as [...]
Posted by: Admin in Flu Remedies on December 20th, 2010
Flu is a respiratory condition caused by so called influenza viruses. It spreads easily through air by coughs or sneezes and affects the upper respiratory tract. The first symptoms of this infectious disease are throat pain, headaches, fatigue, muscular pain, nausea, fever and lack of appetite.
There are several medical treatments for flu, but lots of patients prefer homeopathic flu remedies, as these have less side effects and are often more affordable. These herbal and home cures have a similar efficiency as medicines but unlike drugs, homeopathic flu remedies can be used by any patient, as they don’t usually have contraindications.
Some of the most efficient homeopathic flu remedies are based on vitamin C, which is known to boost the immunity, speeding up the healing process. You can find this vitamin in almost any fresh citric fruit, from oranges, lemons, limes or grapefruits to mangoes, papayas or cantaloupes. Some vegetables also contain it: broccoli, green peppers and bean sprouts. So if you’re affected by influenza, try to include these foods in your menu and your symptoms will be soon reduced.
Besides these fruits and vegetables, herbs are also used as homeopathic flu remedies. Apis mellifica is the most common one and it relieves fever, facial flushing and sore throat. Arsenicum album is another plant efficient against flu, and it is mostly recommended to patients suffering from body aches, lack of appetite or constant thirst sensation. Gelsenium or yellow jasmine tincture heals runny nose, throat pain and headaches associated to flu.
Other efficient homeopathic flu remedies are Arsenicum and Eucalyptus. The first one is found in many medications and products destined to heal mucosal inflammations and other symptoms common in patients affected by influenza. Eucalyptus extracts have great antiseptic properties and act like expectorants, so they are very good for people suffering from nasal congestion, a very frequent flu symptom.
Of course the list of homeopathic flu remedies can continue, as there are dozens of plants and herbs used to relieve this disease’s symptoms. So if you’re affected by influenza and you don’t want to rely on drugs, homeopathic medicine offers great alternatives!
Although orgasm is usually a pleasurable and happy experience for most people, it can become painful for others who find that it starts coital headaches. For these people, sexual activity can actually cause these coital headache attacks.
Technically, a headache, or cephalalgia, is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes the neck too. They can be classified into two main categories: primary or idiopathic, and symptomatic, although there are other ways of classifying them too; for example by severity.
Basically, primary headaches have a known or unknown cause, whereas symptomatic headaches are often the result of trauma. Primary headaches include amongst others: migraine, tension headaches, cluster headaches and coital headaches.
Coital headaches, also named coital cephalalgia or sexual headaches, is a rare, but severe form of headache that begins in the nape of the neck during sexual intercourse, but before climax. It can happen in all conditions where climax is the expected result. The pain can move to behind the eyes and can then be even more severe. Typically the pain will last from a few minutes to an hour or so, but some cases have been known to last for days in extreme examples.
It is surprising to many to discover that men are three times more likely to experience coital headaches than women and the people most at risk are those between 20 and 25 and 30 and 44. Doctors do not really understands why this should be. Coital headaches afflict about one percent of the population, although this number could be much higher due to people being embarrassed to talk about it.
Coital headaches are benign, meaning that they have no long-term ill effects, as far as doctors know. It seems that people taking sexual stimulants, like Viagara, are about 10% more at risk to a bout of coital headache. In fact, besides the obvious, temporary pain, the worst effects of coital headaches are varying degrees of dizziness, confusion and stiffness of neck.
However, it is still worth going to a doctor though, especially in the early cases, just to exclude the more serious causes of headaches, such as brain tumours and blood clots. However, the doctor can do rather little to help by way of cure. He could suggest a complete abstention from any kind of sexual practice for a period ranging from days to weeks or he may recommend trying taking medication some time before sexual foreplay commences.
Some of the headache medications that can be used are indomethacin, imitrex, zomig and propranolol, although if the headaches persist, your doctor may suggest daily preventive medication. People suffering from frequent coital headaches may experience a positive response to migraine preventive medications, such as beta blockers or verapamil. Non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen may also be helpful. Coital headaches and migraines are also more likely to occur if the person is in poor physical shape.
However, the treatment for coital headaches for a lot of sufferers can be as simple as bringing your weight up or down to the normal weight for your size. Coital headaches can also be cured in some sufferers by an increased level of exercise, although this could bring on exertion headaches in a few cases.
The good news is though that most headaches related to sex are not serious in nature. In deed, different studies actually suggest that orgasm can relieve headaches and migraine in some cases. This implies that for some adults, refusing sex may actually be the reason that delays headache treatment.
Posted by: Admin in Cold Remedies on December 15th, 2010
Sinus Congestion Homeopathic
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Sinus Rhinitis – Causes and Treatments
Sinus rhinitis, or simply runny nose, is a condition that is often associated with colds, allergies, and sinusitis. This is characterized by inflamed mucous membranes, which leads to overproduction of mucus, abnormal mucus drainage, post-nasal drip, and [...] Common Cold Remedies
