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Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis or Osteoarthritis?

Clinical trials are coming out in favor of the arthritis relieving effects of two herbal claw varieties.

Both Cat’s claw and Devil’s claw have been found to relieve the effects of both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

What’s obviously a tremendous plus is the fact that it is without ant serious side effects, so often associated with patent drugs.

Cat’s Claw : Cat’s Claw or Uña de Gato (Uncaria tomentosa) has antioxidant, antiviral, anti-tumor, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties and may be helpful in the treatment of cancer, AIDS, arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, bursitis, genital herpes, herpes zoster, ulcers, candidiasis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, PMS, menstrual irregularities, gastric ulcers, tumors, gonorrhea, hemorrhoids, gastritis, colitis, diverticulitis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and stimulating immune function.

Devil’s Claw: Natives have long used the plant to treat digestive problems, rheumatism, arthritis, and malaria. It was discovered by a German scientist who found it contained the same properties as the classical drug, Phenybutazone, used to treat arthritis, but without any side effects.

Devil’s claw is also used externally as an ointment to treat skin rashes and wounds.

Overall between 50 and 70% of patients benefited from these herbs.

You can get more info on natural cures for Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis on this blog.

Your health

Libido and Health

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Announcement: We’ll Be Hosting Carnival Of Healing # 148 On The 26 of July 2008.

And you’re invited!

Yes, there will be an exciting collection of the latest blogs in the health and wellness arena!

Make sure to mark the date on your calender and come and enjoy some enlightening knowledge.

Do you have a blog that could be of interest SUBMIT Your Application Here!

For a taste of what you can expect from a carnival - you can view the current blog carnival here.

See you there.

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Extroverts are 15% less likely to develop heart disease.

According to a study done by experts at Milan University in Italy.

Extroverted people also recover faster from illness and are less susceptible to infection than introverts.

All in all extroverts have lower stress levels.

Conclusion it pays to be happy, enjoy yourself and speak your mind.

Have a great weekend and lots of fun.

Your health

Libido and Health

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What do allergies, asthma, hypertension, acne, insomnia, and obesity have in common?

They’re just a few of the conditions that can be made worse by stress.

Stress relief should form an important part of your daily lifestyle.

Stress can trigger symptoms, increase their severity or frequency, and lengthen the time you suffer with them.

Stress can also compromise recovery.

No good holistic or “natural” approach to healing would ignore stress as a critical component of illness.

Specific emotional states like depression, for example, have been linked to “hard core” conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Conventional medicine continues to obsess over cholesterol as a “risk factor” for heart disease, meanwhile ignoring the very real - and much more serious - risks from trauma, divorce, anger, loneliness, grief, and abusive relationships.

Natural medicine worthy of the name can never ignore the role of stress - nor of attitude and emotions - in healing the body.

Managing stress is as important to healing and health as anything you can take in pill form, from the most potent pharmaceutical drug to the gentlest herb.

Nearly all classic stress-management techniques - from yoga to meditation - center on deep breathing.

Try the following technique to get started on your own personal stress-busting routine:

* Sit quietly in a comfortable position, hands resting on knees, palms up.
* Try to quiet your mind. It helps to think of a comforting phrase like “let go.”
* Close your eyes and inhale deeply, concentrating on your breath.
* Hold for just a second. Then exhale deeply, saying your chosen phrase quietly in your mind.
* Repeat for 10 deep breaths, concentrating only on your breath and your phrase.

Stress is a major culprit in bad health, learn to practice stress relief and you will live a longer healthier life.

Your health

Libido and Health

P.S. For some great stress relief supplements check out our supplement store!

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Ask any baby boomer for his or her top five health concerns, and without a doubt one of them will be preserving memory and regular brain function.

At our age, it’s easy to start forgetting things, and easier still to worry that those common “senior moments” are the beginning of something more serious.

But there are things you can do to power up your brain. And one of those things is as easy as taking a supplement.

Glycerophosphocholine (GPC) is in the class of biochemicals known as phospholipids, which are critical for the health of your cell membranes.

GPCis a delivery form of choline, an essential brain nutrient. GPC supports mental performance, memory and brain function.

It’s also available as a powerful supplement that has been extensively researched for its effect on mental performance, attention, concentration, and memory formation.

It’s found in abundant quantities in mother’s milk - which tells us something about how important it is.

But there are only tiny amounts in food.

In one study, researchers gave volunteers either GPC or a placebo over the course of about 10 days.

Volunteers then took a chemical called scopolamine, which is known to cause almost complete (but temporary) amnesia.

Subjects who had taken the GPC had much less (and delayed) amnesia and performed far better on difficult memory tests.

The researchers concluded that GPC protected the brain’s attention and memory capacity.

The recommended dose for GPC is 300-1,200mg taken in the morning.

For best results, take it along with 500-1,000mg of essential fatty acids, such as any widely available fish oil supplement.

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