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[www.keralites.net] 14 powerful hers for Arthritis pain

14 Powerful Herbs For Your Chronic Arthritis Pain

Arthritis is painful..
It is a debilitating illness that worsens with time. Pain, swelling in the joints and stiffness affect your mobility and curb your active lifestyle. Corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory medicines help alleviate pain in the joints and reduce inflammation.
But more and more people with arthritis are now adopting natural remedies to get it treated safely. Making positive changes in the lifestyle like regular exercise, foods with anti inflammatory properties and getting restful sleep etc. help to ease the pain.
But do herbal supplements for arthritis work?
Let us go through a list of herbal supplements to know about their efficacy in treating symptoms of arthritis-
A) Cat's claw
Cat's claw is also known as 'Alai' in Hindi.. It has shown mixed results in relieving inflammations due to arthritis like morning stiffness, swelling and pain in the joints. It has shown minimal side effects with tummy upset as the major complaint.
B) Ginger
Ginger has anti inflammatory properties that help relieve common cold, migraine, hypertension etc. It can be brewed into tea or even available in the form of supplements in the market.
Studies have shown that taking 3 to 6 grams organic ginger powder two times a day regularly for three months proves beneficial in treating arthritis symptoms. It provides relief in pain and enhances mobility of joints. This happens because it improves blood circulation.
C) Turmeric
Turmeric is a great anti inflammatory herb. It contains two compounds – curcumin and curcuminoids that help lower inflammations in arthritis.
Although it is used commonly in Indian cooking, but should be consumed in the form of a supplement to enjoy its maximum benefits. Take 1 – 2 turmeric capsules with food and water twice a day, or as directed by your health care practitioner. It effectively helps mitigate pain in arthritis.
D) Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus oil extract helps relieve arthritis pain and swelling in the joints. Eucalyptus leaves contains tannin that reduces the joint swelling and pain. The extract is applied topically and generally followed by heating pads over the affected joints.
E) Green Tea
Green tea is cultivated extensively in India and China. It is a traditional herbal remedy for improving digestion and boosting metabolism as well as heart health.
It is powerhouse of antioxidants like polyphenols which restrains damage to your joints and inflammations caused due to arthritic condition. Its anti inflammatory nature will keep you protected against autoimmune arthritis. You can drink green tea 2-3 times a day preferably after day time meals. You may add a few drops of lemon juice to it to enhance its anti oxidant properties.
If you are taking any medicines, make sure you consult your doctor before consuming green tea as it may react with other medications.
F) Flaxseed
Flaxseed can be consumed raw or in the form of oil and capsules. It helps in lubricating the joints that have gone stiff due to arthritis and helps relieve stiffness and joint pain. This happens because flaxseed is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids that are anti inflammatory in nature. You may also add flaxseed to salads, soups, curd, sandwiches or smoothies.
G) Night Jasmine
Night jasmine is also popularly known as 'Parijat' or 'Harshingar' tree in India. It is anti inflammatory, anti spasmodic and analgesic in nature. The decoction of its leaves help relieve symptoms of arthritis. You may take it once a day for arthritic relief.
H) Pineapple
Who would have thought that pineapple could come in handy in relieving symptoms of arthritis! Bromelain or an extract of pineapple stem is anti inflammtory in nature and helps reduce swelling and pain in the joints. For specific dosage, consult your ayurvedic doctor.
I) Chirayita
Chirayita is a herb found commonly on the slopes of Himalayas. It is abundant in swerchirin, swertianin and swertanone compounds that are anti inflammatory in nature. It thereby helps reduce symptoms of arthritis. For specific dosage, consult your ayurvedic doctor.
J) Boswellia
Boswellia helps relieve morning stiffness, pain and swelling in joints in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. It is a safe way to treat symptoms of arthritis.. Infact a combination of Boswellia and turmeric supplements checks the degeneration of arthritis without any side effects. For best results, take 1 capsule of Boswellia supplement in the morning and 2 capsules at night.
K) Willow Bark
It is anti inflammatory and therefore helps alleviate pain in rheumatoid arthritis by reducing inflammation in the joints. It is generally taken in form of tablets.
L) Devil's Claw
It is a traditional African herb used to treat infections and problems of the digestive system. Its root extract contains compounds like iridoid glycoside that has shown positive results in treatment of rheumatoid tendonitis, arthritis and osteoarthritis. It also has pain alleviating properties with negligible side effects.
M) Stinging Nettle
Its leaves and stem are used as tea or in capsule form. Stinging Nettle has high amounts of minerals like potassium, magnesium and calcium that helps relieves symptoms of gout. It has analgesic properties that helps ease inflammation and pain in case of osteoarthritis.
Ask your doctor before taking this supplement for arthritis as it may interfere with medicines for heart disease, diabetes and cholesterol.
N) Burdock Root:
It has immense anti inflammatory power. This is because Burdock root contains essential fatty acids or EFAs. This is beneficial in relieving joint pain due to arthritis.
Some herbal supplements work wonders in relieving symptoms of arthritis while others give mixed results depending on the type of arthritis. Consult your doctor before you start taking them for specific duration, dosage and suitability for your arthritic condition to derive maximum benefits

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[www.keralites.net] 7 HERBAL REMEDIES FOR ASTMA

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7 Herbal Remedies For Your Asthma

Does changing weather bring you an asthma attack?
An asthmatic attack happens when a triggering factor causes your bronchial tubes that carry oxygen to your lungs, to become narrowed down. This causes inflammation in your air passage making breathing difficult. This passage often fills up with mucus also. Inhaling and exhaling becomes very hard.
What are the common symptoms of asthma?
You may experience one or more of the following symptoms when an asthma attack occurs:
Breathlessness
Tightening of chest
Wheezing sound as you breathe
Coughing especially in the night hours or early morning
Asthma symptoms and triggers are different for different people. Let us know the common and uncommon triggers of asthma-
Cold and flu inflammations.
Changes in weather conditions.
Allergens like dust mites, fungus, molds, pet hair etc.
Work environment without proper ventilation.
Cigarette smoke.
Air pollution and strong smells.
Medication.
Stress and emotional flare ups.
Exercising and physical exertion.
Hormonal imbalance.
Kapha aggravating foods like rice, sugar etc.
It is therefore advised to identify and avoid the conditions that triggers asthma.
Home remedies for Asthma
In case an asthma flare up happens you may apply the following home remedies-
Take a glass of milk and mix a teaspoon of sugar in it. Add four long pepper to this milk and heat it. Drink this milk lukewarm twice a day, i.e. in the morning and evening for relieving asthma.
Add two pinches of organic turmeric powder in lukewarm water. Take it daily to relieve symptoms of asthma.
Add one teaspoon honey to a mashed onion (medium size). Eat this daily for asthma relief.
Boil a glass of water with one teaspoon fenugreek (or methi) seeds in it for 5 minutes. When the water becomes lukewarm, add 2 teaspoons of honey and ginger juice to it. Drink this twice a day to detoxify your lungs that relieves asthma attacks.
Take a medium sized bowl of mustard oil and add half a teaspoon of camphor to it. Warm it on low heat till camphor melts completely. Store this oil in an air tight bottle. Massage your chest and upper back 3-5 times daily with this oil to relieve asthma.
Mix fresh pomegranate juice, honey and ginger juice in equal quantities. Mix them well and take this mixture at least 4 times a day. It will ease off symptoms of asthma.
Add cumin seeds to boiling water and inhale the steam to relieve constriction n the air passage due to asthma. You may also add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to boiling water and inhale its steam to breathe better.
Soak ten almonds or 4 figs in water overnight.. Eat them in the morning to relieve symptoms of asthma.
Crush three Indian Gooseberries and extract their juice. Add one teaspoon honey to this juice. Mix it well and consume twice a day to relieve asthma.
Take 30 ml milk and boil it with 8 garlic cloves. Drink this milk once daily when it becomes lukewarm.
Extract and mix two thirds carrot juice with one third spinach juice. Drink this mixture thrice a day for treating asthma.
Add ten to fifteen drops of garlic juice to a glass of lukewarm water. Drink it daily to relieve asthma.
Mix and store powdered dried ginger root, black pepper and long pepper in an equal ratio. Take half a teaspoon of this powdered mixture with half a teaspoon of honey with lukewarm water. Take it twice a day for asthma relief.
Take one teaspoon of honey with half a teaspoon cinnamon powder at bedtime to avoid asthma flare up at night.
Take one teaspoon of organic Sitopaladi churna with honey twice a day to relieve the bronchial constriction and cough due to asthma.
Take 3-6 gms of organic Bibhitaki powder twice daily with warm water to relieve asthma.
Take 3 gms of organic Vasa powder twice a day for unfailing asthma relief.
Asthma flare ups can be prevented by taking precautions-
Practice deep breathing exercises and meditation daily to improve your lung capacity and keep stress at bay.
Breathe in clean air; wear a cloth mask when you step out of the house.
Avoid coming in contact with pets or furry toys in case of kids, keep your pillow cases and bedding clean and put them out in the sun every few days to kill dust mites.
Avoid physical exertion or emotional stress.
Keep your indoor surroundings free from house plants, rugs and carpets and dampness.
By applying these herbal home remedies and prevention tips, you can live an active and healthy life without asthma flare ups!
Warning: Always consult your doctor before trying out a new herb or home remedy. Chances are that you may be allergic to it.

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[www.keralites.net] MEDICAL - 2nd OPINION

M.d. Hegde
May 6, 2015 ·

44% advised unnecessary surgery: 2nd opinion-givers
Malathy Iyer

`Docs Themselves Verify The Need To Go Under Knife'

Is surgery necessary? A city-based medical second opinion services centre has found an uncomfortable answer to this question that traumatizes every family whose member has been advised surgery .
Almost 44% of the 12,500 patients for whom surgery was recommended were advised against it by their second opinion consultants.

Take the case of Kandivli resident Gaurav Sharma whose uncle was advised cardiac surgery due to a severe left shoulder pain. "We were told to undergo surgery the next day itself. Our entire family went into a tizzy wondering what to do." He logged into MediAngel's online chat with a cardiac surgeon in Delhi who looked at the ECG and said the patient only had an orthopaedic problem. "I then sought an opinion from a shoulder specialist based in the US, who diagnosed that my uncle's shoulder and arm bones were not aligned properly. He showed my uncle some shoulder exercises on an on line chat," said Sharma and added that his uncle's pain has considerably reduced.

Unnecessary surgery is not new in medicine. Orthopaedic surgeons in the US were, four months ago, accused of overdoing total knee replacement surgeries by almost a third. Closer home, docto rs in Andhra Pradesh rampantly performed hyste rectomies in 2010 to get a higher payoff from government medical insurance schemes.
MediAngels, a second opinion centre based out of Navi Mumbai, recently studied its first 20,000 consultations over the past two years and found several people were advised "unnecessary surgeries" by their primary doctors.

Dr Debraj Shome, a surgeon who owns MediAngels, said his centre's data showed poor adherence to surgery guidelines across all specialties. "We found that the discrepancy in opinions (between the patient's doctors and the second opinion-giver) was highest in heart problems at 55%," said Dr Shome. Knee replacements and hysterectomies were second at 48% while infertility was third on the list with 45% discrepancy in opinions. "We have doctors seeking opinions if they themselves are asked to undergo surgery . This says a lot about the trend," he added.

"This data shows that we have reason to be concerned," said liver surgeon Dr Sanjay Nagral, who is on the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. "Everything in Indian healthcare is increasingly getting monetized. This is an indicator of that malaise." Another surgeon who didn't want to be named said this was indicative of "market medicine".

"Doctors are like daily wage earners in India. They are paid on the basis of the `business' they bring to a hospital. Obviously , a surgeon will be tempted to recommend surgery ," he said. A doctor who works for a public hospital said an audit of government-run insurance schemes would reveal a similar trend of unnecessary surgeries. "Most money that the government pumps in for schemes such as the Rajiv Gandhi Arogya Yojana in Mah arashtra is given to private hospitals that have been drafted in to do such procedures. One must investigate why public hospitals don't get as many surgeries or as much money as the private ones do in such schemes?" the doctor said.

Some specialists, though, say there is a logical reason for discrepancy in MediAngel's data. "At present, there are many non-medical ways that compete with surgery as a form of treatment. So, in India, it is more a case of whom the patient goes first for consultationwhether a surgeon or medicine specialist," said Dr Nagral.

In the UK, for instance, there are tumour boards in hospitals that comprise a radiotherapist, a surgeon and medical specialist who decide together on the treatment plan for a patient. "Radiation is emerging as a competitor to surgery in many cancers. Hence, instead of offering independent opinion from doctors, many hospitals there offer a tumour board's opinion," he said. In the US, some states require two opinions on need for a surgery .

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[www.keralites.net] SKIN CANCER - 10 diets to prevent

M.d. Hegde
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10 Diet and Lifestyle Tips To Prevent Cancer
Article by AK Shyam.
Cancer is one disease that every one of us gets scared perhaps partly because of the myth around it and partly because of the way that it is handled poorly by professional doctors. The mainstream cancer treatment or an alternate cannot boast cent percent success. On the contrary, it has been observed that there is always some risk attached to any any method of cancer treatment.

skin cancer prevention tips
Eating habits:
We are often ignorant of the entire food processing in our body that provides energy required for our routine activities during the day. What we generally know is that the intake through mouth is driven through Esophagus into stomach and once this is full, we declare that we are satisfied. It is said that it takes normally 2-3 hours for 50% of the contents to empty into the intestine and total emptying of the stomach takes 4-5 hours. Transit through the colon takes 30-40 hours.
Depending upon what we feed, they manifest themselves into healthy, medium healthy and unhealthy grades in the human body. The digestive system not only extracts beneficial ingredients of the food but also generates waste that ought to be disposed regularly through the other opening.
It is presumed that this happens to be one of the prime activities of the human body that determines the wellbeing of human health. Any imbalance in the process may lead to altered digestion and metabolism strengths.
Ayurveda strongly recommends
– to consume food only when a person is really hungry.
– not to avoid food when someone is totally hungry.
This ensures that
– the enzymes are produced and used up at the right times
– the nutritious food that is taken is completely used up by the body, without leaving out excess of byproducts / waste products in the gut, which may alter metabolism and immunity.
Modern lifestyle
The modern day busy lifestyle does not provide time for activities like walking/physical exercise and thereby many miss the vital input – Oxygen to the body.
How often do we consciously check our heartbeat or breathing which are an integral part of our well-being? They happen at the subconscious level.
Related: Improving lifestyle habits – a very important tool to prevent cancer

Stress, sedentary lifestyle habits:
Sitting for long hours also has bearing on our health. The busy office schedules, targets are directly linked to emotional issues. Strong emotional shocks like, death of loved one, loss of job, divorce or others could have serious influencing impact leading to cancer.
The diet
Change in eating plan would detoxify your body and you could be free of cancer. You may have to give up a few items and replace them with lots of organic fruits and vegetables.
Good amount of natural oxygen:
It is strongly believed that Oxygenation fights cancer cells which can thrive only in anaerobic condition. Healthy cells get more oxygen and make you vibrant. This is in fact a strong reason to include 30-45 minutes of compulsory walking in the morning, preferably ( Perhaps the best time to grab the vital oxygen is early hours of the day). You experience positive energy for the entire day. When this is combined with the next secret, you will have kept cancer at least 60% away from you.
Vitamin D seems to play a considerable role in preventing prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, depression, colon cancer and schizophrenia. It is therefore necessary to check vitamin D levels once in a while.
Acidic environment of human body promotes cancer unlike the alkaline environment, which helps to fight cancer better.
Hormonal (Oestrogen), lack of sleep, Electromagnetic forces, Chemicals and pesticides, stress hormones, Low blood oxygen are also responsible for acid body.
Regular exercise not only helps increase oxygen but also hemoglobin level. Exercise reduces physical and mental stress and improves immunity.
Regular water intake maintains alkalinity of the body. Please ensure you drink clean water as additives sodium fluoride and chlorine are believed to cancer-causing agents. Mere filtration may not eliminate Trihalomethanes (THMs), fluoride and a host of other heavy metals, toxins and contaminates. Reverse osmosis filtration could give you a better confidence.
Related: Ayurvedic understanding of cancer
Herbs that could prevent cancer:
Moringa oleifera is a leguminous plant which has been traditionally used in India. It is highly beneficial to human health because of its medicinal and nutritional properties. The unknown fact about Moringa perhaps is that it not only retards tumour but, reduces tumour which means it is cancer preventive. Moringa leaves contain protein, vitamin C, potassium and Vitamin A. The rich Zeatin (member of Cytokinins) reduces cell division and growth and works as anti-aging agent.
Raw onion (Allium cepa) – Onions contain 25 active compounds that appear to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells alliin being the main constituent. Onion has been found to help combat heart disease, inhibit strokes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and stimulate the immune system. The potassium salts and the flavonoids that are present perform an anti-inflammatory action. The essential oil is an expectorant, antiseptic, antifungal, anticoagulant, high-blood pressure, antithelmitic, balsamic and has analgesic properties. Onion uses, research, side effects
Tomato (solanum lycopersicum uses – Tomatoes contain all four major carotenoids. alpha- and beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene. These carotenoids may have individual benefits, but also have synergy as a group (that is, they interact to provide health benefits). Tomatoes are good for your skin.
Tomatoes contain a high level of lycopene, Tomatoes help prevent several types of cancer, reduce your chances of developing prostate, colorectal and stomach cancer. Lycopene is a natural antioxidant that works effectively to slow the growth of cancerous cells. Cooked tomatoes produce even more lycopene, so go ahead and cook up a batch of your mom's famous tomato soup. Tomato provides essential antioxidants.
Tomatoes contain a great deal of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Tomatoes are good for your heart. Because of the Vitamin B and potassium in tomatoes, they are effective in reducing cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure.
The Vitamin A in tomatoes works perfectly to keep your hair shiny and strong. In addition, it also does wonders for your eyes, skin, bones and teeth. Tomatoes are good for your kidneys.
Adding tomatoes without seeds to your diet has been proven in some studies to reduce the risk of kidney stones. Tomatoes are good for your eyes. The Vitamin A found in tomatoes is fantastic for improving your vision disorder. Tomatoes are good for diabetics. Lower Blood Pressure .The tomatoes provide significant drop in blood pressure, combating stroke.
Vitamin C in tomato or Ascorbic Acid helps in reducing the risk of stroke, a kind of cardiovascular disease. Mood .Vitamin C present in the tomato plays a key role in the production of neurotransmitters, If vitamin c is less then. they can affect mood and are critical to the proper functioning of the brain.
Almonds ( Prunus amygdalus) – Reduce heart attack risk; lower bad cholesterol; protects artery walls from damage; help strong bones and teeth; lower the rise in blood sugar and insulin after meals; help brain function; nourish nervous system; alkaline the body)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice at least once a week is good as it is rich in antioxidants such as soluble polyphenols, tannins and anthocyanin. Can protect against the oxidative stress in the modern lifestyle and bacteria consequently cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Other promising dietary items in prevention of cancer are lemon and turmeric.
Related: 10 Tips to Reduce The Risk of Breast Cancer