Fibromyalgia and Insulin Resistance

Do you have symptoms that relate to an insulin imbalance? If you have fibromyalgia, look and see if you also have hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, or diabetes symptoms. These types of blood sugar imbalances can cause fibromyalgia pain to get worse. Blood sugar imbalances cause insulin absorption problems that can affect your health especially if you have fibromyalgia.

Reactive hypoglycemia, the first stage of blood sugar imbalance, occurs two to three hours after eating a high carbohydrate breakfast or lunch. Symptoms of reactive hypoglycemia are shakiness or tingling, pounding heartbeats, perspiring, and concentration problems. These symptoms occur because excess insulin causes adrenalin to be released. Read Article

Integrating Western Medicine with Alternative Medicine

I think it's very confusing for patients to decide what the best roles are for Western medicine and alternative medicine.

The name alternative medicine makes it sound like these therapies should be used instead of Western medicine. But this really isn't the case. Hardly anyone ignores Western medicine and just focuses on alternative medicine.

My own approach can be summarized in four principles:

Use the safest, cheapest, effective remedy first.
Use alternative medicine for chronic or lifestyle ailments.
Use alternative medicine for prevention.
Use Western medicine for... Read Article

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Ayurvedic-Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Hypertension causes heart attacks, strokes, kidney failures and other disorder if it is neglected and remains untreated. In many cases, hypertension does not cause any symptoms until it causes complications such as heart attack and stroke and plays a role of silent killer in the body.

Treatment is based on bringing these imbalances back to normal. In the treatment of hypertension; nutrition, exercise, breathing exercises (Pranayama), yoga, meditation, behavioral modification along with various herbs and minerals are prescribed. Read Article

Suffering from Bloating or Stomach Problems

After a host of incorrect diagnoses, Rosenblum finally found out what was behind her troubles-celiac disease, a condition that is estimated to afflict 1.5 million people nationwide. Also know as celiac sprue or gluten sensitivity enteropathy, celiac disease is a lifelong digestive disorder caused by the body's reaction to gluten, a substance found primarily in wheat products.

The symptoms of the auto immune disease can vary greatly; they may include severe diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain, gas and bloating. But whether the symptoms are mild or intense, bodily damage is... Read Article

Innovative Therapies for ADD, ADHD, LD

It is estimated that over 5% of all children in North America are experiencing at least one form of attention deficit disorder.

The question of whether or not attention deficit disorders can be remedied has received significant attention from many researchers. Treating children and adolescents with stimulants (for instance Ritalin), has proven to be helpful but is limited by side effects and tolerance. The introduction of Neurofeedback (also known as EEG Biofeedback), has offered new hope for parents wanting to help resolve the attention related problems of their children without the use of medication. Neurofeedback research has shown that training brain wave patterns can remedy cognitive impairment associated with... Read Article

Is The Heat On? Maybe You're Having A Hot Flash!

Hot flashes are characterized by a sudden feeling of heat often accompanied with a reddening of the face and profuse sweating. For some, it is as mild as a brief warm flushing of the face and skin. For others, it is experienced as an intense heat on the face and upper body with intense sweating. Sometimes hot flashes are also accompanied by an increased heart rate, nausea, dizziness, anxiety, weakness or a feel of suffocation.

Physiologically speaking, hot flashes are... Read Article