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HIV/AIDS and Complementary therapies

Initially, there were no drugs available to treat HIV/AIDS, but substantial numbers of infected individuals collaborated, shared experiences and found an alternative way. Without medications, people incorporated proper nutrition, exercise and complementary therapies into their lives. People have been successful at staying healthy and/or having wellness restored time after time using complementary therapies, with or without HIV/AIDS medications. We must acknowledge and give credibility to this reality! We must acknowledge all of the many contributions by people infected with HIV. They are the same people who raised funds and started AIDS organizations, thereby providing and developing treatment libraries, which contained files on all the alternative treatments used by people living with HIV/AIDS. When HIV/AIDS drugs did become available, HIV/AIDS research and drug treatment information was included in these libraries.

Nail Biting :: Nail biting damages personality, intelligence, IQ

A study suggests children who chew their nails are at greater risk of lead poisoning. This is because lead can gather under their nails simply by playing in dusty conditions, both indoors and outdoors. It has long been known that exposure to lead may contribute to developmental problems in some children. Previous studies have suggested it may also damage the nervous system.

Tinnitus – ringing in the ears

Tinnitus is the medical term for the perception of sound in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present. It is often referred to as “ringing in the ears,” although some people hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant – with single or multiple tones – and its perceived volume can range from subtle to shattering.

Heart disease :: Aspirin improves blood flow to heart reducing heart attack

A regular strength aspirin taken every day reduces the number of episodes of restricted blood flow to the heart (coronary ischemia) experienced by people with cardiovascular disease, a Greek study shows.

Diabetes :: Diabetics must try to lose weight

Investigators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among 1,400 diabetics they studied, those who said they had tried to lose weight in the past year were less likely to die over the next nine years. And it didn’t matter whether they actually shed any pounds, the researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.

HIV :: The way we address HIV is cause for concern

The way we address HIV is cause for concern The truth is that there are millions of people living to whom HIV has not caused illness and death. This information brings joy and hope to the heart of any person who has ever dreaded the onset of AIDS.

Allergies :: Food additives responsible for stuffy nose, non allergic rhinitis

Intolerance to food additives might also be responsible for stuffy nose. Italian researchers found that of 226 people with persistent nasal congestion not caused by allergies, 20 had reactions to monosodium benzoate, a preservative widely used in processed foods. When these men and women followed an additive-free diet, their nasal woes waned, according to findings published in the journal Allergy.

Homoeopathy — scientifically explained

In homoeopathy, we treat the MAN in disease not the disease in man, as mentioned in all the texts of Dr Hahnemann, Kent & others. We all know, homoeopathy is an art as well as science. A physician specially a homoeopathic physician deals with the highest organism on this earth i.e. THE MAN and his precious life.

Psychotherapy :: Psychotherapy for hypochondriacs n health anxiety

Psychotherapy may help hypochondriacs deal with their fears but the treatment has its limits. Some of the patients quit after being told the problems were actually in their heads.

Depression :: Information on Depression

Depression is one of the common problems in clinical practice, which causes social, occupational, financial, and interpersonal difficulties. It also causes increased medical morbidity and mortality through suicide. Most of the subjects suffering from depression first go to their general physicians or family physicians. However, most physicians are very busy and preoccupied with general medical problems. Moreover, the general physician is not well acquainted with psychiatric problems. The difficulty is further compounded since a number of medical illnesses may cause either secondary or reactive depression.