St. John’s Wort – herb against melancholy
St. John’s wort is one of the most researched medicinal plants and now known as an effective drug in mild transitory depressive disorders. Since ancient times, the plant is used to treat many different ailments. Used externally, the red oil produced from the flowers to bring about with minor burns, sprains, bruises or rheumatic pains relief, to name just a few areas of application. Hypericum begins to bloom during the summer solstice. June around the St. John’s wort blooms bright yellow and is associated to right in the vernacular with the sun. In dark days may bring some sunshine in St. John’s moody and depressed tempersv. Already knew that the people in the Middle Ages and today the effect is far from confirmed in numerous studies and documented. Even in orthodox medicine has St. John’s wort as a drug...
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Poisoning in the home – what to do?
Especially in young children are often accidents with toxic substances. Although budget well hidden, exiled poisonous plants from the home and bottled potable liquids are actually kept that childlike curiosity is often hard to stop. Does your child swallowed detergents, drugs or poisonous plant parts , how fast and prudent action is needed? Measures depending on the nature of the poison can be useful in a case and to be dangerous in other. The typical symptoms of many poisoning are severe abdominal pain, spontaneous vomiting, dizziness and poor circulation. If you suspect a poisoning, alert the relevant poison centers on how to proceed. Threatening circulatory shock immediately the emergency you need to alert or go to a clinic. Vomit and existing packaging of the swallowed substance to help in the selection of the antidote. Make a note of the...
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It is stormy outside – protection for ears
Sore ears from wind and cold must not be. With the right tools is ear pain in children, adolescents and adults can be easily prevented. Those who do not pay attention to yourself, you risk serious consequences. So protection for ears is necessary. Ears are sensitive organs that may be sensitive to strong wind. Sore ears after a walk in stormy weather certainly knows everyone. However, they are rarely problematic and let the return into the house quickly again. Only for very sensitive people or small children, the uncomfortable feeling last longer. Precautionary measures are: Hat Headband that covers ears Ear plugs (not for small children) Earmuffs Hair is not cut too short The disadvantage of some measures is that they can affect the hearing. Therefore, the Woolly Hat is a sensible decision to stay healthy in the fresh...
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Get rid of pimples fast, does it work?
Pimples appear exactly before an important job interview or a first date with a new friend. Question to a million: How get rid of pimples? Here’s demand quick help. Almost everyone knows the feeling when suddenly developed an unsightly pimple right in the face. The skin becomes red and the pimple itself has a thick pus hood. It pimples are usually the result of clogged pores that form the plugging of the sebaceous glands. Originally to protect against weather influences, human skin is still littered with numerous tiny hairs, each having a hair follicle and sebaceous gland one. Normally, the day produced which passes through the hair and through the pores on the skin surface as a protective film, keeps the skin elastic and supply used. However, due to internal or external factors such as hormonal changes, certain foods...
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Celiac: Safe and sound without gluten
When intolerance certain grains allocated gluten. Gluten is a chronic inflammation of the small intestine. Well and clearly diagnose create doctor by an antibody test in blood and tissue removal from the small intestine. When connecting cereal with water, produced the protein gluten, which is ideally suited as a natural adhesive for bread and pasta. Unfortunately, some people react with a misdirected immune response to this substance, which is the lining the small intestine is pretty sensitive and easy for damaged. At the end of a complex chain reaction is the rejection of the small intestine villi lining that conduct normally captured from the food nutrients into the bloodstream. The dangerous consequence of celiac sprue or native is thus a chronic malnutrition. Also at increased risk of colorectal cancer is associated with gluten intolerance. As classic symptoms bloating, nausea,...
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