Muscle cramps – What to do?
Sometimes already enough a small movement and it comes to a painful muscle spasm. The affected muscle is rock hard for seconds or minutes and can hardly move. It can occur at any time, not only muscle cramps after exercise or in the middle of the night. Normally, patients experience muscle cramps in the calf, and also thighs, soles of the feet. However, muscle cramps do not constitute a disease, but rather are symptom or warning of the body that something is wrong. Basically, there are of course a variety of triggers and reasons for a muscle spasm. Very frequently cause muscle spasm, because in the affected muscle short, there is a lack of minerals. Usually it involves a Magnesium deficiency due to overexertion or too little fluid intake. However, profuse sweating, caused by tight circulatory disorder. Using of...
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Patient Education: advantages and limitations of homeopathy
Just as naturopathy, popularity and attention for homeopathy is growing. Although some parents are still skeptical about the homeopathic treatment of their children. The homeopathically potentised agents are well known for the treatment of acute and minor ailments. Homeopathy was found by Samuel Hahnemann in the 18 century. The main principle of homeopathy is so-called “similarity”. Diseases to be cured by substances that would cause the same symptoms in a healthy person, whereby the organism recovers its healthy balance. In part use, highly toxic substances which repeatedly solute and become barely detectable. This potentiation is regarded as a necessary condition for the effect from homeopathic remedies, because the substances used only during the time while exert their effectiveness. Especially for children, the gentle homeopathic remedies are a good alternative instead of to the frequent side effects and rich chemical...
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Leg cramps at night
Nocturnal leg cramps: harmless muscle contraction or symptom of serious illness? Anyone who has torn a calf muscle knows for that it can cause cramp at night and muscle spasm from sleep, and how it can be painful. The causes of nocturnal leg cramps can be very diverse and can be determined exactly not always. To better understand the triggers of nocturnal leg cramps, it is important to know that not really the muscle that causes the calf cramp, but the nerve that controls the muscle is may be the reason. A malfunction of the nerve flooded the relevant muscle with pulses that can be up to ten times as strong as the normally emitted by the brain signals; muscle cramps suddenly and the pain sensors in this area are strongly excited. The trigger for this flood pulse come...
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What is Homeopathy?
The healing powers of homeopathy uses naturally occurring substances and functions in contrast to the classical medicine. Although their effects are not strictly scientifically proven, in practice homeopathic remedies often as effective as classic medicine. While traditional medicine try to cure diseases by antidote, homeopathic substances are used to trigger a light version of the same complaints. The goal of this therapy is to help the body back to a natural balance. The founder of homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, coined the slogan to “is like cures like”. As homeopathy is based on a holistic approach, each agent is considered to be the most effective, the effect of both, the physical and the mental condition of the patient is most similar. As a remedy, the variety of substances used, some of which are highly toxic in pure form and heavily diluted...
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The wonderful world of Sage
The true sage, Salvia Officinalis in Latin, is estimated as a medicinal plant since ancient times due to its diverse effects. Meanwhile, many of the sage awarded properties are scientifically proven, so that its agents are available in a variety of dosage forms. The simplest type of preparation is a tea made from the leaves of the plant. The Latin name of the sage, Salvia, is derived from the word for “salvare” – heal. As a medicinal plant of the true sage exist in different substance, like different essential oils, oinments, has the ability of tannins. Sage is particularly appreciated for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. It helps with sore throat, and stomach discomfort. Also it can be used due to its vasoconstrictive properties against excessive sweating. Prepare sage tea right, but how? The extracted active ingredients of sage...
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The B vitamins: function and symptom of deficiency
Vitamin B is not a single vitamin, but a collective term that includes eight water-soluble vitamins in general. Since the B vitamins are involved in many metabolic processes, lack of vitamin often has serious consequences. Find out which vitamin is in deficiency for you personally, and provides it. Despite the summary a vitamins B have some very different tasks, and make noticeable deficiencies in various ways. Although an excess supply of water-soluble vitamins is usually inconsequential, niacin (B3) and pyridoxine (B6) two non-hazardous exceptions, are so high doses of these vitamins should only be taken under medical supervision. The Who’s Who from B-vitamins. Thiamine (B1) interacts with the carbohydrate and affect on energy metabolism and supports the conduction of the nervous system. Riboflavin (B2), take some fat and protein metabolism. A deficiency manifests itself through cracks in the corners...
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