Health Blog July Archive

Traditional Medicine In The Modern Times

By Jesse Aarons at 07/29/08 08:08

Over the years, people have learned their way of balancing scientific medicine and alternative, traditional medicine. They learned that not all diseases can be cured by science, while on traditional medicine, almost all can be, you just have to believe.

Alternative ways of getting yourself treated is priced nowadays. It is one of the most sought feature in Asian countries. China in particular, have grown a large cult following over their Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM.

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Get Bitter On Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus is a body condition in which the levels of body sugar or glucose in our blood is abnormally high. It is a result of our pancreas not functioning properly. It may either give a little or no insulin at all that. In some cases, some body cells are not responding to the insulin. And without proper insulin supply in our body, our sugar level will not be equalize.

Most of organic bitter foods available in our environment stimulates digestion. It promotes proper metabolic functions. And in many regions in Asia, a certain bitter vegetable is being used as a way to counter diabetes.

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Life Of A Senior Citizen

At 54, my father is not yet considered a senior citizen in my country. In the United States, people of over 65 years of age are the ones to be called senior citizens, while in significant parts of Asia, you only need to become 60 to be called and considered part of this group of people.

Aging is one part of my life that we all cannot avoid. We all grow older everyday, we all went to celebrate our birthdays. I remember when I was still a kid, my father's usual comment about aging is that "We all grow older everyday, but you don't need to grow old". As a kid, I'm confused of what that means, but now I know what he actually wants to say.

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Health Care For America

I found this video that is extensively discussed by commentators. The video's title is "Insurance Company Rules". Watch this as I discuss the current health care system of the United States.

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US is the biggest spender when it comes to health care. It currently use 16% of the GDP. In 2007, the U.S. spent a little around $2.26 trillion on health care or $7,439 per person basis.

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How To Keep Your Mind Healthy

From the morning we wake up, we put our brains to non-stop job. Actually, our brains still work even if we are sleeping. Our mind actually is the main powerhouse of our body. It runs everything, it even controls how your heart should function in a way. Remember seeing your crush that made your heartbeat faster? Blame your brain for it. It commanded your heart to go on a rage.

When we see falling leaves, we know that they are falling for reasons like, they are old leaves, the strong wind blew them out or something forced it to the ground. How do we know that? Because our brain tells us. A healthy brain remembers a lot of things. Once you experience or witness an events, touched an object, heard a music, saw different things, our brains store those information so next time you encounter them, you know them already. That is, if you have a healthy brain, if you have a healthy mind. So how do we keep our minds healthy?

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Articles on Magnetic Therapy

Magnetic therapy is widely used and believed to accelerate healing. By using magnetic waves, this non-invasive therapeutic method can be done on almost everybody who wishes to undergo the treatment.

A lot of people have already testified for this procedure, saying that it is effective. In the website linked to this post, you will see a number of articles related to this topic.

Link: Learning Center Articles - Therion Research Magnetic Therapy Products