Archive for November, 2007

Take care of your bleeding gums.

November 30th, 2007

Today I’m going of on a slight tangent we’ll talk about teeth and the impact of bad teeth on your health. It’s a well known fact that dental pain can be mental physical as well as spiritual. And you might not know it but almost everyone suffers from a mild form of gum infection called as gingivitis.

      

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The fact is our mouth is a natural cesspool of thriving bacterial colonies and its fact that they will attack you gums. Every morning when you brush your teeth you might or might not notice a few drops of bleeding in your saliva. But this is completely normal.

          

The problem arises when you wake up in the morning with a small pool of blood in your mouth. This condition is a progression of gingivitis into a severer condition called as periodontitis.

So what can you do to keep you mouth safe from these bacteria?·       

One thing which is absolutely essential is regular biannual visits to the dentist for a cleaning and polishing of your teeth. Its not painful and it really clears way lingering gunk which is providing food for the bacterial colonies in the mouth.·       

After brushing your mouth you can swish your tongue and mouth in a tea tree oil mouth wash which is mildly antiseptic and prevents the growth of the bacterial growth in your mouth overnight.·       

You can also use a tea bag as a poultice to control the bleeding from your gums.

Do you know any more home remedies for bleeding gums? Share them with me please.

Life is hell with PMS

November 29th, 2007

What am I talking about? Are there days when you just don’t feel like getting up? The whole world is against you. Every one in your life is try to torture you! No one understands you.   

You wonder,” Why do I have to survive? I’ve don’t my duty to my parents. I’ve done my duty to my husband .I’ve given him a beautiful son. Is there going to be any end to my responsibilities? Do I ever get a chance to do my thing? How many family responsibilities are going to be foisted up on me? And for what reason?” 

Welcome to the world of the woman and the monthly curse which is PMS. Forgive the whining and whingeing but PMS drives me crazy. Fluctuating moods, general weepiness, alternating with snarling anger, a general feeling of being filled with water, and absurd food cravings. There are over 150 complaints which can appear as PMS symptoms in women. 

I hate women and being born a woman. Is there any one out there who has something to help PMS.

PLEASE don’t tell me anti-depressants work.  Been there and done that, didn’t work!  I’ve been trying the following to control the vicious mood swings which happen, (unfortunately hubby seems to be getting the brunt of my anger and weepiness), but I don’t think it really worked. Please let me know if it works for you, 

  • Chromium supplements supposed to help with the bloating and mood swings.

                              Chromium Picolinate 200 Mcg 200 Caps                                        

  • Strict diet control with sugar substitutes to prevent mood swings.
  • Reduced salt in the diet which can cause salt retention and weight gain.

Dietary supplements: do we really need them?

November 27th, 2007

Dietary supplements are added extras which people use along with their daily diet. It’s not really possible to have all the minerals you require for your daily diet in the food you eat. These supplements can add essential vitamins and mineral to the food in your diet making it more balanced. 

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Dietary additions are extensively offered all over the world in health food and organic specialty stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and also by special delivery via internet and mail. Frequently used dietary supplements include.

  • Vitamins and minerals like multi vitamins and minerals
  • Botanicals made up of herbal products like echinacea
  • Naturally derived materials like glucosamine and chondroitin.

So are dietary supplements really required? There can be many reasons for taking a dietary supplement like,

  • People often use dietary supplements to treat disease. Some people believe that taking vitamin C may prevent a cold or decrease the symptoms.
  • Since ancient times herbs have been regularly used to treat symptoms .So although the scientific basis of the herb may not be present, the dietary supplement can still provide substantial benefit.  
  • Certain natural products like glucosamine have been proved by researchers to actually decrease the symptoms of arthritis. If fact glucosamine and chondroitin can pull water into damaged joint spaces to cause a cushioning effect which is really soothing.

 Are they safe? Just like conventional medicine, some dietary supplements may cause adverse symptoms and allergic reactions, so use with caution. 

Are there any dietary supplements you regularly use? What benefits do you experience? Let me know

Herbal recipes for shampoo.

November 25th, 2007

Hesh Shikakai Herbal Hair Oil 200ml  OK guys, I finally managed to sweet talk my mother into sharing her shampoo recipe with me. But you guys have to promise me! You can’t really tell this to any one and I really mean it this is a state secret!. And I really mean it. No telling any one unless you want me to be universally disowned by the entire clan all over the world.  

My mother is 60 years old and she has the most gorgeous curly black locks.

(Oy, I know what your thinking! What happened, brains skipped a generation? How come the mothers got so good hair and the daughter is a balding widget) But like I said I had really good hair till I got pregnant and then BAM sudden hair loss! 

But I digress.

Here’s the recipe. You better take it down because I do have to delete it before my grandma notices. Or we’ve both had it. 

1 Kg Shikakai

250 Gms Bengal gram

250 Gms Full green gram

250 Gms poppy seeds

100 Gms Fenugreek

100 Gms Horse gram 

Dry the various ingredients well and powder finely in a coffee grinder. Oil your hair with a teaspoon of olive oil and then use about one and a quarter teaspoon for shoulder length hair. You can use two and a half teaspoon to clean really long hair. Mix the powder with water to form slurry and then use to clean hair. You can also apply the powder to hair directly. After cleaning rinse properly to get rid of lumps. 

If you’ve got the time let me know the results.

HIV cures: are they real?

November 24th, 2007

Alternative therapies for AIDS 

Log onto the internet and put HIV cure in the search engine window, and I can guarantee you a few million hits. Here’s a sampling of a few sites which are promising the most absurd of treatments and snake oil cures for what is essentially an incurable disease. 

Nonie Juice Boosts T-Cell Count, an Herbal Cure For terrible sicknesses like HIV/AIDS and over 100 Patients Treated With The Herb, 100% recovery rate guaranteed.

Immunostim which is a deadly infusion of household cleaners used as an IV treatment for cancer and AIDS. Dietary supplements of no particular extraction swear to increase the physical condition or improve the immune system.

A assertion by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh that he can cure Aids in three days by using special herbal medicines.

Laser Treatment that will cure AIDS and HIV developed by scientists in Arizona State University .This laser treatment will destroy the HIV virus without damaging human cells and could also help reduce the spread of hospital infections.

A more capable alternative cure is AL 721 or Active Lupids at a ratio of 7:2:1. It is prepared from three active lupids derived from chicken egg yolks. Guaranteed no side effects. The treatment involves having to take the buttery substance on bread or toast once in the morning for several weeks.

Dr. Revici found invented another process for curing AIDS. Patients have the power to cure themselves if they really wanted to. This involved extensive therapy and charting by the doctor for several years to prove the cure

Compound Q of Tricosanthin is derived from the root of the Chinese cucumber and can cure HIV and AIDS instantly

The Kenyan Medical Research Institute scientists produced kemron, an oral alpha interferon which can destroy the AIDS symptoms in a few weeks.

 None of these works! Rest assured that when a cure for AIDS is found the whole world will hear of it and it will be a declared a day of universal rejoicing. And if you do get to know something before me, please let me know!