Jul 29, 2009

Herbal Therapy for Menopause

Menopause is the stop working of child bearing capabilities of the woman and their bodies do not produce enough amounts of the estrogen and progesterone hormones. Many women have to go through uncomfortable menopausal symptoms; some of them have used orthodox drugs all to no avail.
But many herbal therapy have been known to relieve menopausal symptoms.
Here are some herbs therapies for menopause:
Evening primrose
. This plant can be used to treat hot flashes, breast pain and bladder symptoms.
Peppermint, thyme, and rosemary. These herbs can be used for treating cold symptoms. It can be consumed by brewing them into tea and enjoying it with a spoonful of honey.
Ginseng
. This is used for increasing/boosting the immune system functions and for relieving stress. The constant use of ginseng can help women improve their feeling of well-being.

Soy
. Soy is a plant that contains estrogens for relieving menopausal symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes. Too much consumption of soy beans can be risky for women who have a history of estrogen dependent breast cancer; because huge amounts of soy and isoflavone supplements could interact with estrogen which in turn is quite harmful to its user.

Jul 26, 2009

Obesity and Cancer

There are many factors can risks a cancer. Over body weight was shown to be one of the main factor of several types of cancers.
Some reasons for this higher risk are known, one of them is obesity. Why?
1. Can influence diabetes. In some people, diabetes makes factor of heart attack risk.
2. Raises blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Lowers HDL "good" cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is linked with lower heart disease and stroke risk, so reducing it tends to raise the risk.
3. Raises blood pressure levels.
4. Obesity also increases risk of heart disease. It also harms more than just the heart and blood vessel system.
Steps to Treat Cancer:
1. Keep healthy weight through a balanced diet and regular physical activity to risk lower.
2. Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every day.
3. Avoid sugary drinks.
4. Eat more of a variety of vegetables, fruits, and grains.
5. Limit consumption of meats.
6. Limit consumption of salty foods and food processed with salt.
7. Don't use supplements to protect against cancer.

Avoid cancer by maintain your healthy lifestyle. Keep healthy!!!

Jul 23, 2009

Citrus hystrix. To Skin Treatment

This plant is useful to heal various diseases. Its leaf is use as refresher. The fruit husk is use as smelling typically aromatic felt rather briny, and in process of time rather bitter. The leafs is contains steroid of triterpenoid. Where as its fruit husk contain of saponin, tanin, steroid of triterpenoid and citrus.
Part of used for medication is leaf and fruit. Its fruit can be used to overcome various diseases like influenza, body felt fatigue, head hair smell (to deodorize husk), scaly husk and flake. While its leaf can to overcome weak and worn-out body used up heavy pain.
To cure influenza, crosscut it which has cooked and is juiciness, then extort. Pour boiling water into water by 60 hot water cc, then drink at the same time whilst heat. To cure scaly husk and flake, split the fruit which have old become two shares. Last rub at scaly husk, run dry and easy to flake. Do once a day, at night before sleep.
While to overcome weak and tired body after striving, or [get over heavy pain, providing two grasping leaf which still is fresh. Then braise in three liters irrigate till boil or during 10 minute. Afterwards, pour into warm water and use for the bath.