To be prepared for (almost) anything, keep the following basic first aid items in your medicine chest all year long. We have provided the conventional remedies, as well as our experts’ homeopathic and naturopathic alternatives… Analgesic to relieve pain and/or reduce fever Conventional approach: Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin (aspirin should not be taken by children [...]
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Every year at this time, I make a special trip to the drugstore to stock up on summertime first aid products; with the season’s pleasures comes an assortment of cuts, bruises, bites, sunburns and motion sickness. I prepped for this year’s shopping trip by asking for a list of summertime first aid essentials from three [...]
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As days lengthen through spring my thoughts often turn to… light. Every year I find my spirits lift as the days get longer and I can spend more time outdoors. I see this as yet another example of how much better we feel when we’re living a lifestyle that’s close to “natural.” Curious to see [...]
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Do you know zilch about zinc? Let’s rectify that, since this essential trace element is vital to your health and well-being. According to some reports, as many as 12% of Americans may have a zinc deficiency, a figure that may rise to as much as 45% in people over age 60. Zinc aids in many [...]
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The feeling of being on “pins and needles” is wonderful — if it describes how one feels when anticipating an exciting event or decision. But where diabetes patients are concerned, those words often are used to describe a painful chronic condition, called diabetic peripheral neuropathy, that results from damage to nerves (typically in the hands, [...]
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If you’re one of the 20% of Americans who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you’ve probably been told that consuming more fiber will alleviate your symptoms — but were you told what kind? A new study, published in British Medical Journal, finds that the soluble fiber found in psyllium supplements may be more effective [...]
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“Eat your peas,” I tell my children, as Mom once told me. As usual, mother knows best — peas, once viewed as a starchy vegetable, are now being recognized as nutritional blockbusters, packed with protein, assorted nutrients and fiber, and free of fat and cholesterol. Even better, Canadian food chemists have discovered a protein in [...]
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Did you know that there is a kind of fat that can actually help you lose weight? It’s called brown fat, and we have been aware of it for years — but, until just recently, scientists believed that it was only found in babies, small mammals and hibernating animals. The big news is that adult [...]
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Cost-consciousness and excellent medical care can go hand in hand — for instance, a recent discovery in genetic medicine lets doctors customize chemotherapy not only to increase the likelihood it will work, but also to dramatically cut overall costs. Specifically, scientists have found that people with a certain gene mutation do not respond to cetuximab [...]
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