There are a number of different reasons people develop high blood pressure, which points to the fact that hypertension is itself a symptom, not a disease. Even so, left untreated, it (and/or the underlying causes) can wreak havoc on the human body, even causing death, so it definitely needs to be treated.
When I was sweet, young and most of all thin (also very healthy), my blood pressure was a constant 128 over 90. Never varied. None of my doctors (not that I saw them that often) were the least bit concerned about it, and much later when it slipped up to 140 or so, my doctor wrinkled her nose at me, but did not medicate me. A couple of decades later I’m still here, still unmedicated.
But now there are New Guidelines which the drug companies must love very much (or, more probably, were instrumental in getting changed).
My own alternative healthcare professional revealed that in the old (saner, less pharmaceutical) days, “normal” blood pressure consisted of Continued …
Urinary tract infections are of more concern for women than men, but both men and women can benefit from the various herbal cures for UTI.
UTIs develop usually as a result of bacterial infection by one of several different bacteria. These bacteria originate in the colon/rectal area, so good bathroom hygiene is an essential and an obvious preventive measure.
Typically, symptoms can include one or more of the following: Continued …
Let’s start with herbal “cures” for heart disease in general:
Cayenne or capsicum — yes, that cayenne — is a wonderful whole body tonic, as well as a very potent heart tonic/stimulant, and an anti-inflammatory. Helps strengthen Continued …
Drug-Herb interactions are, in my opinion, greatly misunderstood. Part of that misunderstanding comes from the fact that herbs themselves are misunderstood — they are viewed alternately as having little or no effect (power) at all and, conversely (and contradictorily), as horribly dangerous.
Invariably, when there are drug-herb interactions it’s the herb that gets fingered as the culprit, not the inherently dangerous drug whose effects or side effects have been exacerbated. What’s wrong with this picture?
What actually happens between drugs and the few herbs that adversely affect them? Continued …
Everyone knows that only doctors and the medical establishment can cure, diagnose, treat, or prevent disease. Never mind that their cures are actually few and far between. Never mind that they often kill or maim people in the process of making patients better (or trying to).
So if I have a health problem for which I take herbs and/or other natural remedies… Continued …
Herbal cures and natural health should be prime considerations for everyone simply because your body was created for natural remedies, not chemicals. Put another way, indigestion is not an antacid deficiency nor is high blood pressure a beta blocker deficiency. Continued …
Why use herbal cures and natural health modalities? Because they can provide genuine relief for a good deal of human suffering, and perhaps more importantly, because they work.
It’s no secret that America’s conventional healthcare system is in crisis, and alternatives are desperately needed. Further, given the outright, unapologetic greed evidenced by the health insurance industry, Continued …
