Alternative Alternative Health Medicine

Discovering the secrets of alternative alternative health medicine is becoming ever more popular among health-minded people. Although natural medicine is not really a secret, there are many in the conventional health industries that probably wish it were.

Herbs have been used for healing purposes for centuries long before synthetic drugs ever made a name for themselves. These are very important foods that many have adopted and are using as basic household remedies. It really is no surprise to find herbs in a household medicine cabinet next to other more conventional medicines or by themselves. This article will discuss three common ailments that use three alternative medicine treatments.

Alternative Alternative Health Medicine: Headache

Stress, irregular diet, high or low blood sugar, illness, menstrual symptoms, menopause, side effects to drugs, and or a toxic buildup in the body can all cause an aching head. Once we get to the cause of our headaches and make changes in our life, headaches stop coming on.

A natural alternative to aspirin and other toxic pain relievers is an herb called feverfew. This herb has been touted as the miracle cure for pain. Feverfew eliminates the side effects that aspirin and pain relievers give.

Eating a good daily diet also prevents headaches from coming on. There are special vitamins and nutrients that every body needs that actually reduce pain. These nutrients include Vitamin C, B6, and potassium.

Another great herb for headache pain and inflammation is Willow Bark. Chinese physicians have been using Willow Bark for pain for over 2,500 years. That should tell you something about its effectiveness.

Alternative Alternative Health Medicine: Melanoma

There is no proof that sun block prevents skin cancer. In fact, sun block is very bad for the body. It absorbs directly into the bloodstream. What is that doing to our body? Ugh.

The natural and common sense alternative to getting skin cancer is sunbathing in MODERATION. The key to preventing melanoma is to “never let your skin burn”.

If you are going to lie out in the sun for the first time of the season, only sunbathe for fifteen minutes. Eventually work yourself up to an hour every day. Once you already have a suntan, you can enjoy being in the sun indefinitely. Sunshine is good for you!

You do not need to wear sun block when you are in control of when and how long you sunbathe. If you would like to try an herbal remedy, it has been shown that Milk Thistle does help prevent the onset of skin cancer.

Other helpful herbs are Echinacea and Elderberry. Don’t be afraid of the sun. Use moderation and enjoy God’s gift to mankind.

Alternative Alternative Health Medicine: Earaches and Ear Infection

It has been projected that the treatment of earaches and ear infections grosses $1 billion dollars annually! What if I told you that you could actually treat and heal an earache and infection for as little as 25 cents?

Blend up two or three cloves of garlic with several tablespoons of olive oil, until the mixture resembles a smooth oily lotion type texture. (Make sure there are no chunks of garlic left in the mixture).

Have the child lie down with the aching ear up, and with a bulb syringe apply several drops into the ear canal. Have the child lie there for up to thirty minutes while the mixture works its way through. The child may say it tickles and that means it is working! Then repeat the procedure with the other ear.

It is remarkable that alternative alternative health medicine can actually work and not cost an arm, leg, nose, hand, and head. Sometimes we just need to open our hearts and minds to what nature has blessed us with.

We will realize how very lucky we are to have alternative medicines at our fingertips. We can be our own doctors for many of our health conditions once we start to take control and responsibility for our health!

Source: Natures Pharmacy – Dr. Lynn Paige Walker and Ellen Hodgson Brown J.D.