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How to Treat Autoimmune Diseases With Alternative Medicine

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An autoimmune disease is any disorder in which the body's natural defense, its immune system, turns on itself. This can cause a range of complications, from increased illness to severe, debilitating muscular pain. Women are at the highest risk ... more »

How to Treat Cancer With Gerson Therapy

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Gerson therapy is an alternative treatment available to patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The Gerson therapy program was developed by Dr. Max Gerson in the 1920s and involves the use of natural products to rid the body of diseases. ... more »

How to Treat Cancer With Sun's Soup

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A cancer patient wants to do everything possible to rid his body of the disease. Along with traditional cancer treatments, patients often opt to try alternative remedies as well. One popular choice is the use of Sun's Soup to treat cancer. Sun's ... more »

How to Treat Canker Sores With Sauerkraut

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The cause of canker sores is unknown but they seem to signal an imbalance in the body. They can be triggered by stress, menstrual cycles, poor nutrition, food allergies or too much candy. Follow these steps to treat canker sores with sauerkraut... more »

How to Treat Constipation

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Hard to pass stool and abdominal pain indicate constipation. Below are natural way to treat constipation... more »

How to Treat Cuts With Black Pepper

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Alternative medicines are gaining in popularity as we become aware of all the possibilities inherent in the herbs and spices that surround us. Black pepper is one such spice that has medicinal properties. Below is a look at how you can use black ... more »

How to Treat Dandruff With Witch Hazel

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Dandruff can be an embarrassing condition. It's caused by dead skin cells on the scalp that become itchy. This dry skin flakes off and can fall onto your clothes where everyone can see it. You can treat dandruff with food if it's caused by an ... more »

How to Treat Dry Skin With Oatmeal

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Oatmeal can be an effective home remedy to treat dry skin, since its texture can help gently remove dead skin cells without irritating the underlying skin layers. You can apply an oatmeal mask directly to your face, or you can soak in a warm tub ... more »

How to Treat Flatulence With Fennel

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An embarrassing and uncomfortable gastrointestinal malady, flatulence can cause us to avoid some of the healthier choices in our diet. Beans, soy and cruciferous vegetables frequently cause flatulence. Fennel is a natural flatulence treatment ... more »

How to Treat Hair Loss With Aromatherapy

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Hair loss has many varied causes including, genetics, hormonal changes or medical issues and can be a problem for women and men, and in our culture many people do just about anything to avoid hair loss. However, aromatherapy offers hope for some ... more »

How to Treat Herpes Naturally

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Herpes is an incurable viral disease that often involves outbreaks over the course of a person's lifetime. The outbreaks often include the appearance of red and painful sores that last for several weeks. Many herpes sufferers are now finding ... more »

How to Treat Impotence With Yoga

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Impotence can be the either the inability to have an erection, or simply not being able to keep one. Disease, drug side effects or injury can cause impotence. There are many ways approach the problem, and one of the gentlest is yoga... more »

How to Treat Legs With Lomi Lomi Massage

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Lomi lomi is the Hawaiian term for masseuse. It is a form of massage where the practitioner uses hands, forearms, elbows, thumbs and other body parts to provide their client a unique healing experience. Treating the legs with lomi lomi massage ... more »

How to Treat Low Blood Pressure With Alternative Remedies

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Low blood pressure (hypotension) occurs when your consistent blood pressure readings are extremely low (usually at or below 90/60) over an extended period. The main symptoms of hypotension are fatigue, dizziness and fainting. Luckily, you can ... more »

How to Treat Meniere's Disease Through Lifestyle Changes

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Meniere's disease is caused by abnormalities in fluid volume in the inner ear. Symptoms include dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, roaring or popping sound in the ears, variable hearing loss and a feeling of pressure. Typically, when one ear manifests ... more »

How to Treat Menorrhagia With Natural Medicine

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Menorrhagia is heavy bleeding during the menstrual period. With menorrhagia, the period lasts for too many days, there is excessive blood during the normal number of days, or both. While a doctor should be consulted if the condition lasts for ... more »

How to Treat Muscular Torticollis Naturally

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Congenital muscular torticollis is a condition that effects infants. Sometimes called wryneck, the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shortened, causing the neck to twist. Torticollis can occur during a difficult birth when the neck muscle has been ... more »

How to Treat Oily Skin With Oatmeal

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Oatmeal can be used to effectively treat oily skin, as well as dry skin. This is due to the fact that rolled oats can absorb excess amounts of oil from your body. By applying a simple oatmeal mask to your face, or by soaking in a warm oatmeal ... more »

How to Treat Peritonitis With Natural Medicine

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Diverticulitis is the beginning stage of peritonitis, caused when the inflammation begins to spread to the abdominal lining. Peritonitis is a serious condition that usually requires painful and expensive surgery; however, if you suffer from ... more »

How to Treat Psoriasis With Alternative Medicine

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Psoriasis is believed to be an autoimmune disease characterized by patchy, red or scaly skin around the arms, legs, knees, elbows, ears, back and scalp. It's caused by an overgrowth of cells on the outer epidermis, although the underlying cause ... more »

How to treat sties and chalazions

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When our 3-year-old developed a sty and chalazion at the same time, we went to see our pediatrician and ophthalmologist. Both prescribed antibiotics for our son. But instead of curing it, his eyes became irritated and the sty and chalazion got ... more »

How to Treat Sweaty Feet With Tea

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The soles of the feet are susceptible to sweatiness, because our feet contain over 3,000 sweat glands per square inch and we enclose our feet in shoes and socks most of the time. Excessive moisture allows odor causing bacteria to thrive, so the ... more »

How to treat thinning hair in women naturally!

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Hair thinning in women is extremely common especially in times of hormonal stress such as pregnancy, while nursing and menopause. Once your doctor has ruled out major illness, treatment is simple and effective... more »

How to Treat Wounds With Herbs

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Kids are always getting into something and coming home with new cuts and scrapes. There are natural remedies that can help ease their pain. You've probably heard that every kitchen should have a pot of aloe on the windowsill. The clear gel is ... more »

How to Use Aloe Vera as an Herbal Remedy

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The healing powers and health benefits of Aloe Vera are well known throughout the world. The medicinal uses of aloe vera gel primarily center around its ability to treat skin ailments, minor burns, sun burn, poison ivy and nettle stings It is a ... more »

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