Category Archives: conditions

The Conditions category is used primarily for articles that talk about a specific health conditions, diseases, and syndromes.

Natural Allergy Home Remedies

By afshin | Published: May 16, 2012

Spring has sprung and it seems to me there is no lack of people with allergies, and even those of us who never had them before are starting to get them!  Don’t run to buy pharmaceuticals – in this article I outline some natural allergy home remedies that you can use to help yourself.  Diet [...]

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PSA-based Prostate Cancer Screening

By afshin | Published: April 18, 2012

Contrary to mainstream practice and thinking, prostate-specific antigen, or PSA-based Prostate Cancer Screening is no longer recommended.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, published their results in late 2011 which show: moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits!  They discourage use of the [...]

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Healthy Gut Flora Compromise and Fungal Overgrowth

By afshin | Published: March 31, 2012

This is part one of a series of articles on healthy gut flora, fungal overgrowth, its connection to Candida Albicans / yeast overgrowth, and the ensuing host of health problems that affect so many of us without knowing it.  Bad breath, mood swings, all sorts of digestive issue, asthma, breast cancer and more can be [...]

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Dysmenorrhea and Diet

By afshin | Published: December 28, 2010

Healthy habits are key to prevention of pain and cramping at any point in the menstrual cycle.  Regular light exercise, good diet, and a tempered emotional life are important but sometimes hard to maintain in the real world.   In this article, I talk about how you can help dysmenorrhea, painful periods, with diet.

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Treat Constipation Naturally

By afshin | Published: October 30, 2010

Regular healthy urination and defecation are tremendously important to good health.  Constipation can range from being a mild annoyance to a very serious issue.  Treating it also can be as simple as just dietary changes, to requiring much more.  In this article I’ll give you some crucial information around the whole subject of constipation, and [...]

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Dampness in the Body

By afshin | Published: February 8, 2010

In Traditional Chinese Medical theory, excessive dampness is a major cause and consequence of disease.  What is dampness? There are two kinds, dampness external to the body, and dampness within.  In the body, its not exactly one pathogen like a bacteria or virus.  Rather, the term is generic and basically refers to all liquids and [...]

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Eczema Home Remedies

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a skin inflammation.  The skin becomes unbearably itchy, red, dry and scaly, sometimes oozing!  Eczema is one of those problems where lifestyle choices can make a huge difference in how badly you suffer.  Chinese Medicine with herbs and acupuncture does an excellent job in treating eczema but not everyone has the [...]

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UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) Prevention and Home Remedies

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

Unfortunately, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI’s, bladder infections, Cystitis, Urethritis, Ureteritis) are extremely common and tend to recur, especially when addressed solely with anti-biotics.  Here is my list of things you must know to rid yourself of this nasty cycle.

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Diseases in Chinese med vs. Western med

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

There’s a common myth that western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine are at odds. This is not true.  Both aim to restore health and prevent disease. The differences between the medicines also bring about strengths. If you know about the strengths of each medicine, then you can make intelligent choices and get the best health [...]

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5 Morning-Sickness Top Tips

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

Morning sickness is a common term for vomiting during pregnancy and some people suffer from it a lot more than others!  Anyone who considers themselves as having a problem with it will tell you that it doesn’t just happen in the morning.  Some cases can be so severe that they go on beyond the 16th [...]

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Healing Back Pain With Natural Medicine

By afshin | Published: January 28, 2010

Back pain is one of the most common reasons why people are referred to Chinese Medicine and its certainly one of the conditions I see most often. Back pain ranges from acute (”I was helping my friend move over the weekend and my back went out!”,) to chronic (”everytime it rains, I get a backache!”). [...]

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Natural Healing for Diabetics with Whole Foods

By afshin | Published: January 25, 2010

Follow my following advice for a low-fat diet based on complex carbohydrates such as unrefined grains, vegetables, and legumes. After several weeks you can expect a drastic change in your need for insulin.

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