Posts Tagged ‘ayurvedic medicine’
Antibiotics Weaken Immune System/Flu Vaccine Linked to Alzheimer’s
July 6th, 2011
Vaccinations and Antibiotics Weaken The Immune System
I published two wee books on health issues in the early 1980's. I included an article about the dangers of antibiotics in these health books. Even then, many of us were concerned about the dangers posed to the immune system by the overuse of antibiotics. And even then, many of us were adamant that we would not use vaccinations or antibiotics for ourselves or for our children, unless it was absolutely necessary.
Antibiotics and Vaccinations, I believe, are still some of the most widely misused and misunderstood drugs of our modern age, despite there being ...
Causes Of Dizziness
November 6th, 2010
Drugs Or Detox:
Dizzy Spells Can Be Caused By Chemical Poisoning
There is an advertisement which has been running for several weeks now on New Zealand television. This is an ad put on by 'Sovereign' NZ doctors, which encourages people to go and see their doctor or one of their many specialists.
That is all very well - we all need to see a doctor sometimes for emergency situations, such as an injury, and sometimes for genuine long-standing health complaints. Sometimes people really do need to take long term medication.
However, I dislike this advertisement particularly because it gives the impression that medications are ...
Ginger Roots In Folk Medicine
November 3rd, 2010
Ginger Roots In Folk Medicine
Zingiber officinale
The ginger family, Zingiberacea, has been used in folk medicine all over the world for many centuries. Ginger roots are carminative, rubefacient and stimulative., and as such have a role to play in preventative medicine.
The roots, leaves, shoots, and influorescence of the ginger plant can all be used in healing, but ginger roots are the part of the plant which is the most potent. Ginger roots are the parts mostly used in folk medicine.
Ginger as a Digestive Aid: Ginger roots have a fine reputation as a digestive tonic. The therapeutic compounds in ginger, ...
Health Benefits Of Ginger
October 30th, 2010
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER
Ginger is one of the most popular of the culinary spices. It is an extremely versatile spice, with uses in recipes which range from a curry ingredient of the East to gingernut biscuits in the West.
GINGER ROOTS are also valued for their many and variousl medicinal uses and are materia medica of the Ayurvedic science of health. Ginger root is related to the spices cardamom and turmeric and has similar health benefits as these two spices.However, ginger has to be the most popular of the spices because of its wide ranging ...
