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nutraceutical — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:55:24 +0000

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Natural Arthritis Remedies: Fact or Fiction?

nutraceutical — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:37:18 +0000

Arthritis is one of the most common medical conditions for which people seek alternative or natural remedies. Why? It’s obvious that conventional treatment options for osteoarthritis and other forms of arthritis are simply inadequate. Despite this, there still exists a fair amount of skepticism as to whether or not natural arthritis remedies actually work!

In terms of conventional treatment options, the outlook is fairly bleak. Typical options simply offer some degree of temporary pain relief. You can talk to your doctor about taking pain medication such as acetaminophen, or if you’re healthy enough to handle the side effects of NSAIDS, you might try those. After that, you can get joint injections for certain joints such as the knee with options including corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid. Steroids actually destroy your joints while providing pain relief, so there a last ditched option prior to joint replacement or other forms of surgery.

Alternative treatments include popular choices such as glucosamine sulfate, s-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), or devi’s claw extract. For a detailed discussion of the science behind these supplements: Natural treatment options for arthritis.

Improve your pecs with reverse grip bench press?

nutraceutical — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:40:15 +0000

For many who spend hours per week in the gym, it can be difficult to put on muscle. When you’re first starting out, it can be particularly hard to pack on muscle to increase the size of your pecs. Ladies love and men work hard to build’em. New research suggests that the reverse grip bench press can help you put on 30% more pectoral muscle mass!

Here’s a demonstration of the technique for doing reverse grip bench press:

Other related research suggests that ingesting caffeine prior to working out helped subjects complete more bench press repetitions and to use greater amounts of weight.

Happy lifting!

What’s buzzing in the Hive – Episode 10? (via Hive Health Media’s Blog)

nutraceutical — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:57:10 +0000

Weekly health and fitness tips from the Hive Health Media Network of blogs.

Happy Holidays!Amplify’d from www.hivehealthmedia.comThe Buzz in the Hive – Episode 10Well, today is Christmas Eve, so again, we here at Hive Health Media would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holidays! I was going to try to think of something to go with “T’was the night before Christmas,” but my creative writing skills are a little rusty.As you can see, it’s now our 10th week of our weekly Buzz fe … Read More

via Hive Health Media's Blog

Natural remedies for gout at the Mercola blog (via Hive Health Media’s Blog)

nutraceutical — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:55:41 +0000

Tips to prevent gout!

Amplify’d from blogs.mercola.com What You Don't Know About Gout Can Kill You If gout is left untreated, it can cause long-standing joint damage. But what many do not know is that people who’ve suffered from gout are at an increased risk of death from all causes, especially cardiovascular disease.Gout is a metabolic condition that leads to deposits of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in soft tissue, recurrent episodes of joint inflammat … Read More

via Hive Health Media's Blog

Dietary Supplements for Diabetes? (via Everything Health EHB)

nutraceutical — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:55:43 +0000

Wow, it’s encouraging to see some of the natural options for treating diabetes.

The incidence of diabetes has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. According to the CDC, the incidence of diagnosed diabetes is now 8.2 per 1000 population which represents roughly a 150% increase from 20 years ago! One of the major reasons for the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes is the concurrent rise of obesity in what's been dubbed the "diabesity epidemic." As such, maintaining a healthy diet and regular exercise program a … Read More

via Everything Health EHB

Energy Drinks Side Effects?

nutraceutical — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:27:34 +0000

Over the past few years, the popularity of energy drinks has literally skyrocketed. One related concern for many parents involves the vast quantity of these drinks that they’re children consume.

Do you have an adolescent who drinks 2 or more energy drinks on a daily basis? If so you’re probably concerned about the potential side effects that may result.

According to recent research, here’s a list of possible side effects from energy drinks:

Seizures have been reported
Stroke
Heart related problems: arrhythmia , heart attacks, increase in blood pressure
Seizures

Reviews of studies on Energy Drink Safety:

Again to corroborate previously supplied information, a review of studies listed on Medline regarding the safety of Energy Drinks yielded the following pieces of information.

First, from a study published in June of 2010 in the journal, The Physician and Sportsmedicine:

Guarana, which contains caffeine in addition to small amounts of theobromine, theophylline, and tannins, is also recognized as safe by the FDA, although it may lead to caffeine toxicity when combined with caffeine.

The combination of caffeine and guarana is one potential concern though each ingredient is generally regarded as safe when used alone.

Most energy drinks also contain sugar in an amount that exceeds the maximum recommended daily amount.

The amount of sugar found in energy drinks can be quite alarming.

Energy drinks combined with alcohol are also gaining popularity in young adults, which poses significant concerns about health risks.

Though there hasn’t been a wealth of research on this topic, the combination of Red Bull and Vodka, can be dangerous particularly since younger adults often consume an excess of both while drinking.

Other health concerns related to consumption of energy drinks include case reports of seizures and cardiac arrest following energy drink consumption and dental enamel erosion resulting from the acidity of energy drinks.

Dental enamel erosion isn’t often discussed, but it can be a concern given the PH of energy drinks.

Raw Food Diet Overview?

nutraceutical — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:44:34 +0000

Over the past few years, one diet that’s become increasingly popular is the Raw Food Diet. While some will say that the raw diet or raw food diet as it’s alternately referred to is simply a passing fad, others will take offense to that statement. Raw foodies as they call themselves are very passionate about their meal plans. For them, eating raw food has more than simple health benefits or connotations as the raw food experience encapsulates more of a lifestyle choice as well as a philosophical belief system.

Raw foodies will often suggest that cooking food destroys many of the nutrients that are inherently present in food. As well, they’ll point to the potential dangers of cooked and processed food throwing around terms like ‘toxins’ which can damage your body.

Is this just another passing fad or is there some merit to the raw food diet?

Find out more about the Raw Food Diet.

Nine natural remedies for gout?

nutraceutical — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:19:03 +0000

Gout can be a painful condition which commonly affects the large toe. Gout itself has gotten a bad rap as the ‘disease of kings’ over the years because it’s associated with your intake of purines found in red meat.

It’s actually a metabolic condition which means there are important dietary factors associated with gout.

Research has long show that one of the natural remedies for lowering your uric acid levels is simply consuming bing sweet cherries. Accordingly, consuming 280 g of bing sweet cherries has been shown to have possible benefits. It’s speculated that the vitamin C found in these cherries is largely responsible for this effect.

For more natural remedies for gout, follow the link.

10 Natural remedies for the common cold

nutraceutical — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:32:51 +0000

If you’ve missed it, it’s now cold & flu season. For most of us, this is just a general nuisance, but for others with weakened immune function, it can be more serious.

The common cold is causes by over 100 different viruses, but most often is caused by a rhinovirus. Common symptoms of the cold include a low-grade fever, cough, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, and headache.

Basic tips to beat the common cold:

If you’re looking to beat the common cold, you should always remember to wash your hands regularly. It’s also important to limit your stress levels since they can affect your immune system. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, get regular sleep.

If it’s too late and you’re already sick, what can you do?

Here’s a list of cold and flu remedies that you should check out.

From this list of natural cold remedies, we can see that both Siberian as well as American Ginseng can be potentially helpful according to recent studies at reducing the duration of the common cold.

What’s more is that Andrographis Paniculata may also be effective–particularly at reducing some of the symptoms such as runny nose and nasal congestion associated with the common cold.

Even simple remedies such as drinking hot beverages or even chicken noodle soup have been shown to provide some temporary relief from cold symptoms.

Vitamin C and D may also play an important role in reducing the duration of colds.

For more information about cold weather and respiratory illness, follow the link.