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Controlling Intestinal Gas Naturally

Intestinal gas, flatulence, farting or breaking wind is a natural part of the digestive process. This odorless gas, although at times embarrassing, is the result of good digestion.  Every day our body produces one to three pints of gas that is ultimately passed. Intestinal gas is made up of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane.

Caution: Herbal Warning Ahead

It's generally accepted among natural remedy advocates that many herbal remedies are safe. However, one can never be too sure . Here are some safety tips for you concerning supplementing your diet with herbs. The Facts The medicinal use of herbs has quickly become THE preferred method of self-treatment for most consumers. A random sample of a group of multi-ethnic patients in an emergency room in New York City revealed some interesting statistics.  Over twenty percent of the patients reported that they used herbal remedies. Reported herbal usage was highest among Asians and those of Pacific-Asian heritage, at nearly 40%.  This random sampling, however, does not in ANY way signify the actual frequent use of complementary of herbal remedies by the general public over the last few decades. At the same time, though, it is important to recognize the potential side-effects of using herbal remedies along with chemical-based prescription meds.    It's important for the a

Medicine Through Time (GCSE History)

This is a video that I recently discovered on YouTube covering the slow, but consistent evolution of medicine & medical practices throughout the ages.  I'd like for you to pay special attention at the 4:13 mark of the video as it briefly covers a particular accomplishment of Dr. Joseph Lister (1827-1912)  which I alluded to in a previous article . The information contained in this video is invaluable and I recommend multiple viewings.  Love what you're looking at? We KNEW you would! Get instant access to all future KurtMIND updates! Join The Health Revolution!! Get FREE updates using our sign-up options in the "Comments" box under the articles! RSS FEED is available as well! Do not get left behind! Don't Forget to +1 us on Google Plus !!! "Your Health Is Your Wealth!!"    ** KurtMIND's writers and owner(s) may receive compensation for content-applicable placement of certain products and/or services by your clicking o

"10" Is NOT Always Perfect...

Whenever the word "overweight" is used in a conversation (or an article like this one) our minds tend to conjure up images of extremely rotund individuals that may tip scales in excess of 300 pounds or more.  Or worse, a cartoonish depiction of that same individual. Both images are stereotypical and clearly do not fit the medical definition of obesity .   

The Basics Series: Part Two

Why Natural Therapies Work Natural therapies found in alternative medicine are considerably older than Western treatments such as invasive surgical techniques and antibiotics. Numerous experts theorize that herbal remedies and Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, may have existed for more than five millenia. One of the principal goals of natural healing is to completely break the cycle of dependency and allow people to have more control over their lives. Physicians and other medical professionals are very beneficial to society as a whole, but what happens when modern doctoring simply does not work? It is a known fact that antibiotics have saved millions of lives over the years. However, a recent resurgence of "old" viruses and germs are proving to be extremely resistant to conventional therapies. Antibiotics are no longer effective against them.

The Basics Series: Part One

Standard Treatment Regimen If you become ill, you'll naturally visit the doctor, get a diagnosis done and be given a prescription. You take the medication as prescribed, and hopefully, you will be cured. If additional symptoms develop, you'll be prescribed medication for those health issues as well. Each symptom gets its own medication and if those symptoms create additional issues...you get the idea. This is how modern health care works these days - an endless cycle of diagnosis and prescription. If it were suggested that you simply get garden herbs and roots for medicine, you may dismiss this recommendation as utter rubbish.

The Basics Series Prelude

Hello everyone, I wanted to make an announcement about a new project I have been dedicating a considerable amount of time to recently. Regular readers will no doubt recall my alluding to this in a recent comment I made.

Ancient medicine (GCSE History)

Laugh. Learn. Enjoy. (Starts out sort of loud so watch your volume)