by Tess Thompson

The medical and behavioral side effects of ADD medications such as Ritalin and Adderall have many parents searching for natural alternatives for their children. While traditional medications can be effective, the risks are many, and reactions differ from child to child. As parents become disillusioned with prescription ADD medications or simply decide to try natural alternatives first, more and more are turning to natural ADD supplements. And as more natural medications are developed, more is known about the ingredients that are most effective in treating the symptoms of ADD.

Ginko Biloba is one of the best-known Natural Remedies for ADD. It helps to increase neurotransmitter levels and blood flow to the brain, which aids the brain�s ability to focus. One of the most positive qualities of Ginko Biloba is the tendency of its effects to become permanent, which eventually renders continued use unnecessary. This quality is emblematic of many homeopathic ingredients.  Read more...

Asthma is caused by different triggering factors. The most common triggers are pollution, dust, pollen, and air irritants. If you breathe-in these triggers, you will have an asthma attack soon. Breathing is already part of the bodys natural functions. Many people take breathing for granted but asthma patients already know its true value. Even if they can inhale with ease, they will have a difficulty in exhaling. Have you ever experienced gasping for breathe when youre in the water? Thats exactly how asthmatics are feeling during an attack. If you want to breathe-in fresh air, why not use air purifiers?

The air passages and lungs are the main sites for the asthma attack and because of this, asthmatics usually have severe problems in their respiratory tracts. To lessen the symptoms and attacks, you can use air purifiers at home or even in the office.  Read more...

* 1/4 cup dried lavender flowers
* 1/4 cup instant powdered whole milk
* 1/4 cup oatmeal

Place into a muslin drawstring bag. Toss the bag into the bath water as it’s running. You can also use the bag to rub your skin as you bathe.

Do you have an asthma condition or allergy? If you do, you need to know what it is all about so that you can effectively prevent it from negatively affecting your life.

The causes of asthma may vary from one individual to another and because of this, some asthmatic individuals experience mild or severe attacks.

How can you tell if youre having a severe asthma attack? You need to take immediate action if youre already experiencing difficulty in breathing. This happens because of the low oxygen level in the extremities and the lips.

The only way to properly address your asthma symptoms is to consult first an experienced medical professional. By undergoing a thorough check up, you will be able to treat your asthma allergy effectively. Several tests are usually conducted to confirm if an individual has asthma. A qualified doctor is the only one who can identify the cause of your asthma allergy and after that, he or she will give you the best treatment option.  Read more...

Kidney stones can happen to anyone regardless of gender or age. But studies have shown that this is more common during middle age and three times more in men. So what the symptoms of kidney stones?

The most common symptoms of kidney stones include bloating, blood in the urine, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, an increase in the frequency of urination, nausea and vomiting, pain during urination and tenderness in the abdomen and kidney region.

You may also experience pain that goes on and off. This may last for minutes to several hours which you may feel in the kidney, lower abdomen or groin. You may also have chills, fevers and a loss of appetite which happen to be the same symptoms associated with urinary tract infection or UTI.

What happens then? To find out what is really going on, you have to see your doctor. Once there, you will answer a few questions and then undergo several tests to see if you have kidney stones or not. The results of the test will determine what type of treatment will be done.  Read more...

1 Artery Crust.

Judging by the label, Pepperidge Farm Original Flaky Crust Roasted Chicken Pot Pie has 510 calories and 9 grams of saturated fat. But look again. Those numbers are for half a pie. Eat the entire pie, as most people probably do, and you’re talking more than 1,000 calories and 18 grams of sat fat. Then add the 13 grams of hidden trans fat (from the partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening) in each pie and you’re up to 31 grams of artery-clogging fat � that’s far more than a day’s allotment.

2 Strip Tease.

The new McDonald’s Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips, made of “premium-quality, 100 percent white chicken breast meat, seasoned and lightly breaded” sounds healthy. In fact, ounce for ounce, the Selects are no healthier than the chain’s Chicken McNuggets. A standard, five-strip order has 630 calories and 11 grams of artery-clogging fat. That’s about the same as a Big Mac, except the burger has 1,010 mg of sodium, while the Selects hit 1,550 mg, without the salty sauce.  Read more...

You can never really tell the onset of asthma. However, if your family has a history of asthma, you need to be extra careful because you might develop the condition as well.

Asthma is of different types extrinsic and intrinsic.

Extrinsic Asthma

So far, most of the asthma patients in the different parts of the world belong to the extrinsic asthma type. Children are very susceptible to certain allergies and so it is much easier to develop extrinsic asthma. Kids with allergy histories, eczema, and hay fever are prone to develop extrinsic asthma. But as they grow older, the allergies and asthma attacks disappear. There are times when these allergies return because of some triggering factors but this usually happens when the child has reached his or her adult stage.

Intrinsic Asthma

Intrinsic asthma is different from the extrinsic because this usually occurs among women in the late 20s or early 30s. This type of asthma is perennial and chronic, therefore, it is not associated with the childhood allergies.  Read more...

Treating kidney stones may or may not involve surgery. Ninety-percent of the time, you dont even have to go under the knife because your body will be able to expel it. But what happens to the remaining ten percent?

That remaining ten percent requires surgery because the stones which have clogged up your system are too large to pass through your bladder and is still growing bigger. It could also block urine flow, give you constant pain, damage your kidney tissue or cause you to have UTI or urinary tract infection.

There are currently 4 methods to deal with kidney stones.

The first is ESWL or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. Here non-electrical shock waves created outside your body will travel to the skin until it reaches the dense stones. Within minutes, the stones will form into san. For this to work, you will be placed in a tub or warm, purified water or onto a machine that acts as a medium for the non-electrical shockwaves to pass through.  Read more...

Skin tags are little pieces of thick skin which are attached to the skin but not in a way that if taken off would leave a scar or a hole from where it was removed. The Skin tags are caused by bunches of collagen and blood vessels which are trapped inside a thicker piece of skin. Skin tags are not cancerous in almost all cases, so they are basically benign growths.

Skin tags can stick off the skin from a peduncle and almost look like they are hanging. Skin tags are varied in color depending on the color of the flesh they grow on and vary in size and number as well.

The Different Causes of Skin Tags

No one is absolutely certain exactly what causes a skin tag to occur as they can appear all over the body and usually come about toward middle age. A skin tag causes issues for some people who believe them to be unsightly. For those people, it is nice to know that there are a host of treatment options including natural treatment with essential oils.  Read more...

Ear aches and ear infections can be a problem for both children and adults.  Earaches can be caused by an infection in the ear, outer ear, or ear canal.  Earaches can be painful and is an inflammatory process of the auditory canal.  It can cause dizziness, nausea, and of course pain.  Earaches can be caused by earwax build up and water in the ear as well.

There are many home cures used for earaches and all claim to be successful in taking care of the pain.  Pain with fever, chills, or other symptoms signal a doctor should be consulted.

Here’s an old favorite of many people involving onions.  Onions are a popular vegetable to treat many medical problems the homeopathic way.  This one is especially for earache pain.

Fry a large amount of onions until the onions are brown.  After cooling, drain them through cheesecloth or other cloth and allow the liquid to cool.  Place a drop of the cooled liquid in each ear to reduce pain.  Read more...