Give Your Liver a Spring Break

Spring is the season when the liver and gall bladder are sluggish but it's also the time when we need those two organs to be working at their peak. Coffee enemas and colonics are a great way to get the glutathione boosted and to in general clean out.Here's also an easy recipe to show your liver you love it:Grate two or three small beetsAdd two tablespoons virgin olive oilSquirt the juice of half a lemonMix and eat this tasty dish on empty stomachStay near a bathroom because what goes in must come o...

Causes of cardiomyopathy

Causes of cardiomyopathyPregnancy-related cardiomyopathyWhat causes peripartum cardiomyopathy?The cause and the underlying disease mechanisms of peripartum cardiomyopathy is unknown, and many theories have been proposed. Nutritional disorders, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, viruses, blood cells from the fetus that enters the mother's blood as well as other theories have not led to any conclusion about the cause or progression of disease.We are also uncertain about what might predispose to this disease. It is suggested that the following factors may increase the risk: high maternal age, number of previous births, African origin, pre-eclampsia,...

Pregnancy related cardiomyopathy

Pregnancy related cardiomyopathyWhat is pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy?Pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy (peripartum cardiomyopathy) is a condition of unknown cause in which early signs of heart failure and symptoms of heart failure occur between the last month of pregnancy and the first five months after birth. However, there are reports of similar disease pictures earlier in pregnancy, cases may be due to this condition.Cardiomyopathy means that the disease attacks the muscles of the heart. Peripartum means surrounding the birth. The diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy is made by excluding other causes of cardiomyopathy.A heart that fails...

Why Fried Food Is Not Good For Older Women?

Every year, stroke affects nearly 800,000 people in the United States. It is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States.A stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the loss of brain functions because the blood supply to the brain is disturbed. Both ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage or hemorrhage (leakage of blood) could cause a stroke.In a paper published on March 1, 2012 in the ‘Annals of Neurology’, researchers from University of North Carolina found that older women who ate high amounts of transfer fats found in fried foods and baked goods were at a greater risk of stroke than women who ate less fatty diets.Data was taken from a large study on eating habits of 87,025 post-menopausal women, who aged between 50 and 79. These women were generally in...

Plantar Fasciitis: Is it Coming from a Scar?

Should you come down with the painful condition called plantar fasciitis, get to a podiatrist. Don't mess with Foot Solutions -- chances are you're going to need to tape your foot and get properly fitted arch supports.But what you may not know and chances of your doctor considering an old scar to be the culprit is unlikely. A case in point: a woman who had a scar on her buttock from an old operation was preventing the foot from healing. Procaine was injected into the scar and the woman saw immediate relief. A doctor trained in procaine injections can help but so can an acupuncturist -- there are special needles that hold procaine that can open the scar.When we have a scar, even from a mole removal, it can cause a short circuit in the energy pathways. In my practice I use procaine but I also...

Treatment for hypertrophy

Treatment for hypertrophyPreventive treatmentYoung people with known hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be advised not to expose themselves to excessive exertion, even if their condition is asymptomatic.They should therefore, not participate in competitive sports with high standards of fitness. Most, however, participate in recreational activities that cause only mild to moderate physical strain.How are long-term prospects?Many patients may be asymptomatic throughout life and have a normal life. Among those who will develop these symptoms usually slowly. Over time, it can develop heart failure or angina pectoris.Sudden death can occur, but modern...

Treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathyWhat is the treatment?The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and possibly prevent complications, particularly sudden death. People without symptoms, and where there is no information on family cases of unexpected death at a young age, should not be treated medically, but is followed by a heart specialist.Drug therapy is the primary treatment if the patient has symptoms. In complicated cases where medicines are working poor, both pacemaker therapy and surgical treatment are appropriate.In some cases, a defibrillator implanted under the skin and in extreme cases, heart transplantation may be requir...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosisHow is the diagnosis?Medical history and any ECG changes suggestive of cardiac disease. In the further investigation is echocardiography, ultrasound of the heart, the main survey. Here, the doctor can see the thickening of the heart wall, and any abnormal pressure differences in the heart can be measured. When your doctor does not find evidence of another disease that could explain the enlarged heart, we can conclude that there is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Other investigations that may do are exercise-test and 24-hour heart rate monitoring. Sometimes also made ​​MRI of the heart. Genetic tests are of little...

Signs and symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Signs and symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathySymptoms and signsPatients with hypertrophic heart disease, for many years without symptoms of heart disease. If symptoms recur, the most common breathing difficulty and chest pain on exertion ( angina ).Some brand's palpitations or anxious heart. Some shy of dizziness and fainting, often triggered by exertion.Examination by a doctor may not be very wrong to find in the early stages. However, there may be a murmur over the heart.ECG , however, usually not normal. It often shows signs of altered flow distribution in the heart (conduction disorder) and various degrees of thickened muscle of the left...

Cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyWhat is the cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?It Must have a family history of known cases of heart disease and sudden cardiac death. The condition is hereditary and is caused by mutation (error) in one or more genes. Gene's defect leads in turn to the muscle cells of the heart grows too much.The changes in the heart can vary from person to person. Many small changes and have no complaints. Typically, the wall of the left ventricle (ventricle), which is thickened (hypertrophic). At 20-30% will be the end of the left ventricle cramped, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood out into the wide circulation....

What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathyEnlarged heart - hypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiomyopathy means disease of the heart muscle. Hypertrophy means enlargement. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease where the heart muscle is enlarged, and were in some cases lead to symptoms due to impaired cardiac function.Typically, an enlarged heart due to underlying disease such as congenital valvular abnormalities or high blood pressure. However, the condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is no such underlying disease. The disease is hereditary and is due to changes in genes (mutations) that can be transmitted to new generations.Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...

A Cure of Sleep Apnea and More: The New Cranial Alignment Technique

http://www.howellcanyonpress.com/media kit/NeuroCranial Restructuring Unleash Your Structural Power/NCR book e-book preview....

Marcons: Never Heard of It?

Neither did I until recently:http://goodbyelyme.com/free-articles/biofilm/marc...

How to Protect Yourself From Dirty Electricity

Here's Dr. Klinghardt's link on how to begin. You can order diodes for yourself and phone protectors to start.http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103837443237-97/2012+EMF+Recipe+Klinghardt.pdfHere's another link you can check out:http://www.energpolarit.com/details.aspx?pid=540&cid=...

Hyperlipidemia treatment guidelines

How is hyperlipidemia?Treatment goalsIf it is necessary to treat, apply the following treatment goals for fats in the blood:Total cholesterol less than 5.0 (mmol / L)Relationship between the values ​​for total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) should be less than 4LDL cholesterol should be lower than 3.0 (mmol / L)Triglycerides should be less than 2.0 (mmol / L)HDL cholesterol should be higher than 1.0 (mmol / L)General treatmentTotal risks for heart disease are essential for the gain of fat-lowering treatment. A slightly elevated cholesterol is isolation tungveiende no reason for treatment; it is the sum of risk factors is basic....

Hyperlipidemia diagnosis

Hyperlipidemia diagnosisHow hyperlipidemia diagnosed?It is important to clarify whether there is an accumulation of hyperlipidemia in the family. Are there relatives with elevated cholesterol? Are there cases of early heart disease (before age 60 years) in the family? User patient medication that may affect the lipid profile? If there are chronic diseases that may contribute to hyperlipidemia? Since hyperlipidemia is included as one of the several risk factors for heart disease, your doctor will also determine smoking habits, eating habits and alcohol intake.The study sees the doctor for fat deposits in the eye area and around tendons. In order...

Hyperlipidemia risk factors

Hyperlipidemia risk factorsMetabolic SyndromeThis is a condition with normal or slightly overhead total cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is reduced, and triglycerides are elevated. At the same time, these patients have elevated blood pressure and decreased tolerance for sugar, which means that many develop diabetes ( diabetes ). Another typical feature of these patients is obese around the abdomen.Other issuesA number of diseases and medications can also contribute to the development of hyperlipidemia. It can apply to diabetes mellitus (diabetes), disorders of the thyroid gland ( hypothyroidism), kidney and liver disease, alcohol consumption, use...

What causes hyperlipidemia

What causes hyperlipidemiaPrimary hyperlipidemiaThe condition is due to inheritance of multiple genes that predispose to high cholesterol. In addition, the condition is often the lifestyle related. Cholesterol levels are moderately elevated and are usually around 6-8 mmol / L. The pattern of inheritance is such that hyperlipidemia occur scattered in the family. This means that not everyone in the family inherits the facility for the disease.Familial hypercholesterolemiaThis is called a dominant hereditary disease. This means that it is likely to inherit the condition, and the risk can be calculated as follows:If one parent has a healthy and a...

What is hyperlipidemia

What is hyperlipidemia?Hyperlipidemia has high levels of fats in the blood. The term used for the increase of lipid cholesterol and triglycerides. Cholesterol can be measured as total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is often termed "good cholesterol" because high HDL-cholesterol had been shown to protect against heart disease. Conversely, low HDL and high LDL cholesterol have an adverse effect on the heart.Total CholesterolLimits of cholesterol (the concentration in blood is measured in mmol / L):Less than 5, the desired level5.0 to 6.4 implies easily elevated cholesterol6.5 to 7.9 means moderately elevated cholesterolHigher...

Pulmonary embolism prognosis

Pulmonary embolism prognosisHow are the course and prognosis?In general, because the disease decided. Any worsening of cor pulmonale depends upon both on how early treatment starts and how effective this is. Complications are right-sided heart failure and right-sided heart attack.Good treatment of grunnsykom well as the reduction of oxygen is important to avoid further forverrring of secondary pulmonary hypertension. The prognosis depends on the underlying disease. For example, patients with COPD and moderate respiratory prevent a 3-year mortality risk of 50% right-sided heart failure after occurred nine.In patients who live many years with their...

Pulmonary treatments

Pulmonary treatmentsWhat is the treatment?Whatever the reason disease, low oxygen content in the blood exacerbating the patient's condition. The treatment involves so much to improve the patient's oxygen consumption though, for example, continuous oxygen therapy and to improve treatment of any disease do. If the patient develops right-sided heart failure, it must be treated with diuretics and cardiac tonic medicine (digitalis). Treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension is complex, controversial and potentially dangerous.The most important measure is smoking cessation, for whatever reason disease. Snuff, chewing tobacco and nicotine products...

Nagalese testing

This may be a test your physician would want to know about, if indeed he or she is moving forward in their knowledge of Lyme disease:http://web.me.com/thriiive/Nagalase.com/Nagalase.com.h...

Are you a Procrastinator?

If you're a procrastinator or are always late, know that someone else is paying the price for your behavior.In Dr. Phil's words:Stop using your behavior to control situations.Understand that procrastination or being late is a way of manipulating and controlling a situation at the expense of others. When everything is about you because everyone has to wait on you, you are unfairly controlling the situation while assuming that others should and will wait on you. It's an arrogant behavior.Here's the complete link. Know that this behavior can be changed just as soon as you make up your mind to be responsible for your actions.http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/...

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Diagnosis of pulmonary embolismHow is the diagnosis?In most cases, you will find an underlying cause of pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale. Symptoms will vary with the trigger and will also be different in the acute and chronic course. The diagnosis of cor pulmonale requires the finding of an enlarged right ventricle or increased pressure in lungekarsengen.Acute illness is illness characterized by severe heart failure. In chronic disease, illness characterized by the underlying disease.ECG and lung function measurements may be useful in additional studies. The same applies to various types of image studies X-ray of the heart and lungs,...

Sign and symptoms of pulmonary embolism

Sign and symptoms of pulmonary embolismWhat are the symptoms and signs' results in high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation?In most cases, you will have symptoms associated with a precipitating cause, eg. a blood clot or pneumonia. The most common symptoms - breathing difficulty striking the effort, fatigue and fainting - reflects the heart is unable to increase its pumping capacity during physical activity. For example, angina pectoris occurred despite normal blood vessels of the heart wall (coronary).Diseases of the lung vesselsAcute blood clot to the lungs provides serious, severe breathing difficulties. Chronic diseases provide breathing...

Mold: It Could be Lurking in your Living Space

Mold is usually unseen and it's responsible for a number of symptoms including difficulty breathing and allergies. Here are two suggestions:To test your home go tohttp://www.emlab.com/s/services/ERMI_testing.htmlRead Dr. Richie Shoemaker's SURVIVING MOLD -- it's the bible for mold sensitivities.It can be ordered from Amazon, but a good idea to Google Dr. Shoemaker's website and educate yourself.If you've tried everything to get well but aren't making progress, look to your house.If it's not dirty electricity that's keeping you down, mold could be the key.A good idea to subscribe to The Better Health Guy's newsletter -- it's jampacked with pertinent information that comes right from the horse's mouth (that of Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt). People pay hundreds of dollars per seminar to get this information....

Pulmonary circulation vessels

Pulmonary circulation vesselsWhat causes high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation?In primary pulmonary hypertension, the cause is unknown, but the abnormal changes associated with blood vessels in the lungs. Secondary pulmonary hypertension is a complication of many diseases of the lungs, heart and chest cavity. Cor pulmonale is a consequence of prolonged high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation in which the right ventricle has become enlarged. Right ventricle is relatively thin and have limited ability to appreciate, therefore, the right side of the heart could begin to fail if blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation are...

The pulmonary circulation

The pulmonary circulationThe prevalence of high blood pressure in pulmonary circulation?Primary pulmonary hypertension is a very rare condition and the number of new cases per year reported to be ca. 1-2 per 1 million people. In childhood there is no gender difference, but after puberty, the prevalence was higher in women than men (1,7:1). The condition is most frequent in the age group 20 to 40 years.Secondary pulmonary hypertension is more common but is underdiagnosed. The exact incidence is difficult to estimate because of the huge spread in the underlying causes.Cor pulmonale arising as a result of underlying disease, are relatively...

It‘s Only The Calories Count, Not Source!

There is undoubtedly that overweight and obesity can bring along many unwanted ailments including high cholesterol, hypertension (high blood pressure), heart disease, stroke and even certain types of cancer. People who are overweight or obese will start to adopt different kinds of diet plan to help them reduce weight.Different diet plan will have their own specified proportion of fat, carbohydrates and protein. It seems, however, that weight loss does not really depend on the source of the calories. Researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana reported on January 18, 2012 in the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ that there were no differences in weight loss or the reduction of fat between 4 diets with different proportions of fat, carbohydrates and...

When You're Feeling Sick, Who Should You Tell?

I have learned over the years to respect whatever medical perspectives people subscribe to. If they need a strictly Western approach, that's fine with me. If they don't go to medical doctors, that's also okay. And if people seek only functional or complimentary medicine to deal with their ills, I am okay with that, too.So when a friend or family member shares with me what they are going through, I basically listen and offer whatever support I can give. But I find when the shoe is on the other foot, it's often a different story.I am often surprised how just the mention of herbs causes some individuals to break out in a cold sweat -- it's like saying you're an Obama fan to a Rush Limbaugh enthusiast. One would think World War III is about to break out!When you're sick, you're often in a Catch...

B12 Deficiency: Some of the Myths

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1Andreas Moritz is a good writer and his essays are packed with information. His booksought to be on everyone's bookshe...

Thyroid Thyroid Thyroid

Time is getting away from me and I haven't had time to keep up with extensive blogging, but here is a website for those of you with thyroid problems including Hashimoto's.http://thyroidbook.com/blog/And by the way, low thyroid and Hashimoto's can contribute to gall bladder problems including gall stones. Any time you get a check up it's a good idea to tell your doctor to include blood labs for the thyroid and then hope he or she knows how to interpret th...

What is pulmonary circulation

What is pulmonary circulationWhat is high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation?Pulmonary circuit goes from the right ventricle and into the lungs via the pulmonary artery and are derived in lung tissue. Collecting Veins (veins) causes the blood back to the left atrium of the heart. The right ventricle which pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation. Conversely, the sinistral ventricle which pumps blood out into the wide circulation. Most cases of heart failure due to failure of the left ventricle, less frequently occurring failure of the right ventricle.High blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation, pulmonary hypertension, is a complex...

Heart disease long term effects

Heart disease long term effectsHow are long-term prospects?Heart failure is a serious condition in which it has already caused permanent changes in the heart. Medications used are of great help, and contributes significantly to alleviate symptoms and prolong life.How good is the prognosis will depend on how severe the heart failure is?IllustrationsThorax, normallyHeart failure, severeFactsCondition in which the heart fails to pump blood around the body strong enough.The most typical problems that arise, shortness of breath, decreased physical performance, lethargy, increased fatigue and decreased appetite.Eventually, it may develop swelling in...

Disease condition of heart muscle

Disease condition of heart muscleHow is the condition?Lighter grades of heart failure are treated in general practice. The pronounced heart failures are needed hospital treatment. The aim of treatment is to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life and increase life expectancy.Self-TreatmentThere are several things you can do:Eat less salt. When you have a lower blood pressure, and make work easier for the heart. Salt bound fluid in the body, which increases the load on the heart. The total salt intake during the day should not exceed one teaspoon, corresponding to approx. 6 g of salt (NaCl). Limited intake of salt means cessation of all the...

How to diagnose heart failure

How the condition diagnosed?The diagnosis will usually be suspected based on the typical symptoms are present. These are mentioned above. It will have blood tests to identify disease, and radiography of the chest is also relevant to distinguish heart disease from lung disease with similar symptoms. ECG may show signs of heart disease. Is there any doubt about the diagnosis, an ultrasound of the heart ( echocardiography ) to decide with certainty, whether there is heart failure or not? Occasionally, it may be necessary to do another research to clarify the cause of heart failure and the extent of the damage to the hea...

Causes Of Heart Failure

Causes Of Heart FailureWhat causes heart failure?When we are in motion, increases metabolism throughout the body. The different body parts need then more blood to get enough oxygen and nourishment. A healthy heart can increase their activity so that blood circulation is satisfactory. A diseased heart is not capable of this, and the condition known as congestive heart failure.Different types of heart disease can cause heart failure, but the most common is that it occurs after myocardial infarction. A portion of the heart muscle is dead then, and it is replaced by a rigid scar tissue. This reduces the hearts pumping ability. Years of high blood...

Define Heart Failure

Define Heart FailureWhat is heart failure?Heart failure describes a condition where the heart fails to pump blood around the body strong enough. This means that each agency receives insufficient blood supply; the most typical problems that arise, the heavy breathing and impaired physical performance. For a mild degree of heart failure is marked by this first effort, while in severe heart failure have shortness of breath even at rest. You will also notice that breathing becomes heavier when you lie down, and it will be easier in an upright position. Eventually, it may develop swelling in the legs and elsewhere in the body. Other symptoms include...

What is the prognosis

What is the prognosisWhat is the prognosis?Most case of acute pericarditis is a self-limiting, short-term course - often less than a week, and the prognosis is good. 10-30% of patients experience a relapse during the first months, but later decrease recurrence risk. Get (approx. 1%) developed constrictive pericarditis.Bacterial pericarditis, which these days are a rare condition, may sometimes be life threatening. Furthermore, constrictive pericarditis can be life-threatening conditi...

Treatment Pericarditis

Treatment PericarditisWhat is the treatment?Patients with acute pericarditis usually observed at the hospital with ECG monitoring because it can be associated inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) and thus the risk of an irregular heartbeat. Treatment is primarily symptomatic relief. Pain and fever treated with anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. ibuprofen) and in most cases, colchicine tablets. Treatment usually continues for at least a week after symptoms are gone. Only exceptionally is cortisone treatment is required.If it accumulates a lot of fluid in pericardial, the patient must be monitored closely and evaluated for pericardial tapping,...

Symptoms Of Pericarditis

What are the symptoms of pericarditis?Acute nonspecific pericarditis can occur without warning, or it can be assumed passed by a respiratory infection. Chest pain is the most frequent symptom and often occurs quite suddenly. The pain is usually intense, sharp and is located centrally or on the left chest. The pain sometimes radiates to the shoulders, neck, back, and possibly to the left arm, and can resemble the pain of acute myocardial infarction.Typically, pericarditis merten is that it often gets worse when breathing deeply, coughing, swallowing or lying on your back. The pain is often relieved when sitting bent forward. The pain can last...

What Causes Pericarditis

What Causes PericarditisWhat are the causes?The main causes of acute pericarditis are viral infections (> 80%). Pericarditis can also be seen in tuberculosis or HIV infection (common in developing countries), or in connection with cancer. Other possible causes include kidney failure, and radiation damage.In 5-10% of patients with acute myocardial infarction occurs a slight pericarditis after a few days. The condition is usually harmless, and it goes back by itself. As a result of modern treatment (thrombolysis), this pericarditis form becomes less frequent. Another type of pericarditis occurs later in throughout heart attack in 10-20%...

Inflammation Of Heart

Inflammation Of HeartPose Heart inflammation - pericarditisWhat is pericarditis?The heart is surrounded by a thin membrane called the pericardium or pericardium. This membrane consists of two layers an inner membrane that attaches to the surface of the heart muscle (myocardium), and an outer membrane. In between the two membrane is a tiny amount of fluid that allows the two membranes to glide smoothly against each other when the heart is working.A pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium. The distinction between three main forms of pericarditis:An acute nonspecific pericarditis which manifests itself as a mild inflammation around the...

Hiatal Hernia: More Common than You Think

Here's a link that covers hiatal hernia basics. If you're having breathing problems, this might be the culprit:http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/hiatalhernia.h...

B12 -- You Can Take Too Much of a Good Thing

B12 feeds all cells including cancer cells so be careful when you take B12. Make sure you need it and don't go hog wild with B12 shots. http://www.usingvitaminswisely.com/vitamin-b12-overdose.h...

The GAPS Diet: for Those with Compromised Digestion

Here's a link worth looking into:http://gapsdiet.com/INTRODUCTION_DIET.h...

Heart Disease

What you eat can cause chronic inflammation setting you up for heart disease. Take a listen from a heart surgeon and what the wisdom he offers here:http://www.sott.net/articles/show/242516-Heart-Surgeon-Speaks-Out-On-What-Really-Causes-Heart-Dise...

A Drop In Trans Fat For Americans

A study that was published in the Feb 8, 2012’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association’ revealed that Americans consume less trans fat today than they did 10 years ago.Trans fat (trans fatty acid) is created by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil to make it more solid. It is also known as partially hydrogenated oil. It can be found in fried foods such as French fries and doughnuts, and baked foods including pastries, biscuits, pizza dough, cookies, crackers, and stick margarines and shortenings.By studying the white adults in the United States between 2000 and 2009, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the average level of trans fatty acids of these participants dropped 58 percent.This is certainly good news for Americans’...

Hiatal Hernia: What You Can Do

Hiatal hernia can be responsible for the chest pains that you think might be heart problems. Many people in ER have been told they have a hiatal hernia but they are not told how to treat it.Here's a link that you might want to share with people who may have a hiatal hernia. Open minded doctors could also learn a thing or two:http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2009/hernia0209....

The Story We Tell Our Self

The story we tell our self about our circumstances is the story that counts. If you're going through a rough patch and you start to beat yourself up because you're not as perfect as you wish you were, chances are you're not going to feel better about yourself nor will you feel at peace. We are all imaginative and we all have the ability to create a story for ourselves that uplifts the soul. Let's just look at one example:Susan wakes up with heart palpitations and severe fatigue yet she tries to do all of her chores in the morning only to collapse into a chair. For weeks she bemoaned this setback, blaming the doctors for not having found the magic pill that would cure her of her malaise. I suggested to her in a session that instead of pushing the river that she try to do less strenuous things...

Western Medicine: How it Pokes Fun at Complimentary Health Care

I spoke to a neurologist yesterday who seemed to pooh pooh how complimentary care doctors treat Lyme and other infections. I told him about auto blood therapy, where 4ccs of blood are drawn from the arm vein and then inserted into the buttocks to give the immune system a boost. He rolled his eyes and asked if any real studies had been done on it. I told him that such a procedure in Germany or Switzerland would not seem that strange. While he tried to keep an open mind (he was in his mid-sixties), it kept closing like a screen door with a broken spring.He commented several times how Western medicine and complimentary medicine are worlds apart and how they don't seem to have anything in common with each other. He seemed to think that a holistic doctor has thrown out the baby with the bath water...

Mammograms: Listen Up Girls

Dr. Mercola shares with the public an important report on mammograms. Feel free to read it at the following URL:http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/14/the-medical-industrys-most-atrocious-assault-against-women.aspx?e_cid=20120314_DNL_ar...

Physician Burn Out

Yes, health care practitioners do burn out. It's important that patients are aware of this. We love doctors that answer our emails and get back to us presto, but when they go down, they go down just like everybody else. Be kind to your practitioners -- use the Golden Rule. Keep your emails brief and consider scheduling a paid phone consult to get your many questions answered. More and more doctors are using gate keepers to ensure that they are not overwhelmed by requests, especially the medical doctors. Solo practitioners like most acupuncturists are especially vulnerable to attending to too many things at once. For fellow practitioners who are reading this, consider this link:http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/03/strategies-prevent-physician-burnout.h...

What to Do Until the Doctor Sees You

Chances are if you're going to a doctor, you're feeling toxic, and it doesn't really matter from what when you're feeling lousy. Chlorella is a great binder and mops up toxins really well, but you have to be careful not to use a brand of chlorella that is contaminated with the heavy metals they are supposed to bind. I use BioPure chlorella in my clinic which Dr. Klinghardt recommends. If you're feeling REALLY bad, it's good to have on hand charcoal capsules. Dr. Klinghardt uses it for the times we're in dire straits. Because it also binds minerals, one doesn't want to use it for more than a couple of days, but in a pinch it's good to have on hand.So make sure you have in your medicine chest chlorella and charcoal -- the two C...

The Eight-Hour Sleep Myth

Most of the people I know don't sleep eight hours straight. Almost every patient and acquaintance I speak to complains that they wake up after four or five hours sleep, then toss and turn and sometimes get into anxiety mode before they fall asleep again.Here's an interesting article on the eight-hour sleep myth. Check it out. The next time you wake up in the middle of the night and panic, maybe you'd rather say your prayers or clean out a few drawers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964...

More Women Are Affected By Heart Disease!

It is thought that heart disease is more common among men. But as what NIH (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) has announced, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States and it is also a leading cause of disability among women.Heart disease, rather than breast cancer, has become the number one killer for women in Malaysia. The statistics provided by the Heart Foundation Malaysia (HFM) showed that 1 in 3 women died of heart disease while only 1 in 8 women died of breast cancer. In fact, heart disease is the major cause of death in government hospitals, which accounted for about 25 percent of all deaths.In Goa, a state in India, 10 to 11 percent of the population is being hit by heart diseases. While heart disease is spread across the genders, women seem to be...

Hospitals and Lyme

If you've been to a hospital and hooked up to a monitor for a day or two, and wonder why you might feel wiped out when you get home, consider that according to Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt and others, spirochetes and their pals (bacteria, viruses and parasites) love a high electromagnetic field. Couple that with a new or full moon when they proliferate, and you've got a bug paradise.Add to the mix an EKG, Xrays, and a stress test, and you've got double bug paradise.If you have food allergies such as gluten and dairy, chances are it may not be easy to get a square meal. A typical lunch might consist of lasagna, milk, white bread, steamed zucchini and blueberry pie. A friend of mine who was recently hospitalized insisted that her son be her gopher and bring her food prepared at a local health-food...

Myocarditis Diagnosis

Myocarditis DiagnosisHow is the diagnosis?Medical history suggestive of the condition. At the medical examination, it is classic heart failure signs bulging veins on his neck and crackles over the lungs.Damage to heart muscle cells gives rise to certain blood tests (cardiac enzyme such as CK-MB and troponin-I) which is also elevated in myocardial infarction. The difference is that the heart muscle inflammation keeps these blood samples is increased further. Viral and bacterial tests can confirm that the patient has recently had or have a viral or bacterial infection. ECG may show transient light rhythm with extra strokes. Life threatening arrhythmias...

Myocarditis Signs And Symptoms

Myocarditis Signs And SymptomsSymptoms and signsThe diagnosis is in many cases difficult to ask. Disease signs may vary from enlarged lymph nodes and non-specific flu-like symptoms of acute heart failure with great difficulty breathing or sudden death. In many cases, the disease is so little said that the precursor without symptoms. The symptoms can appear several days to weeks after the start of acute febrile illness or respiratory infection.Typical symptoms include rapid heartbeat, and possibly chest pain. Other signs include unexplained heart failure and heart rhythm disorders that may cause fainting. Myocarditis can cause chest pain and,...

Myocarditis Causes

Myocarditis CausesWhat causes myocarditis?It is, in most cases, talk of an immune response during an infection, that is an indirect ( autoimmune ) response to infection. Only in rare cases, it involves the direct spread of viruses and bacteria that cause inflammation of the heart muscle (infection).In our part of the world occurs heart muscle inflammation usually assuming viral infection in developing countries, both viruses, bacteria, parasites and rheumatic fever cause.Inflammation of the heart can cause a clinical picture ranging from acute heart failure to barely noticeable disease - and fortunately, the cases with little disease the most...