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Category Archives: Alternative Medicine

Health problems and controversies in the alternative medicine health field.

Alternative and Complementary Treatments for High Blood Pressure

Reviewing a variety of non medical treatments for high blood pressure. Exercise, diet, supplements.

Green Tea Extracts Halt Growth of Prostate Cancer Tumors

Green Tea Extracts Halt Growth of Prostate Cancer Tumors: “(NaturalNews) An extract made from one of the main antioxidants found in green tea may be able to slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers from Louisiana state…

An Expert Guide to Reducing Your Dementia Risk

An Expert Guide to Reducing Your Dementia Risk: “ There are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20 percent. A panel of independent experts evaluated more than 70 research papers and articles…

How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Tract Infections: ” Chemicals present in cranberries prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract. It was previously thought that the acidity of cranberry juice caused the effect. Adhesion of bacteria to cells lining…

Smoke Inhalation in Souther California

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The recent fires in Montecito and Sylmar in Southern California have taken a terrible toal. Sylmar Fire Many people have lost there homes and in these economic times may not be able to recover. Countless thousands are also having to breathe in smoke…

Studies suggest natural treatment for menopause

Studies suggest natural treatment for menopause:Studies suggest natural treatment for menopausePeter Rejcek9/4/2007 4:05:01 PMA couple of recent but unrelated studies have found that flaxseed and pine bark extract may help calm hot flashes and other symptoms associated with pre- and postmenopausal conditions.A small pilot study published in the summer issue of the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology reported that the frequency of hot flashes fell by nearly 60 percent for postmenopausal women with hot flashes who took flaxseed but refrained from taking estrogen.”Hot flashes are a bothersome issue for women experiencing menopause,” said Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, the principal investigator for the Mayo Clinic team, in a release…. A 2006 study published in the journal Menopause reported that 99 postmenopausal women received no relief after eating muffins with 25 grams of crushed flax seeds for 16 weeks.Pruthi’s research team hopes to begin a new, larger clinical trial in 2008 to evaluate flaxseed against a placebo to better refine the results, and to determine whether flaxseed is a viable treatment option for hot flashes in women.In a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers found a possible link between pycnogenol, a pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, and the reduction of common symptoms associated with premenopause (also called perimenopause).The randomized, double-blind study involved 155 perimenopausal women.