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.
Category Archives: conditions
Treat Constipation Naturally
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 [...]
Dampness in the Body
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 [...]
Eczema Home Remedies
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 [...]
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) Prevention and Home Remedies
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.
Diseases in Chinese med vs. Western med
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 [...]
5 Morning-sickness Top Tips
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.
Healing Back Pain With Natural Medicine
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!”). [...]
Natural Healing for Diabetics with Whole Foods
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.