By edema excessive fluid gather in body parts or greater areas of the body, making the areas swollen. Edema is most often a problem in the legs, but can occur anywhere in the body.
There are several types of edema, and many cases are also a mixture of more than one type. By lymphedema the drainage from the tissues through the lymph vessels are impaired or excessive fluid goes through the blood capillary walls into the spaces between the cells in a tissue. Edema can also occur because of poor drainage of blood through the veins towards the heart. Edema can further be caused by general accumulation of excessive fluid in the body.
Read more »
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes of the lungs. The bronchi are airway passages in the lungs that form a tree-like system, each getting narrower as they descend into the lungs. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by a viral infection that inflames these passages, causing them to narrow and secrete mucus. Common viruses that can cause acute bronchitis are the rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza. Symptoms are often a loose productive cough, a runny nose, nasal congestion and a sore throat. Antibiotics are generally not effective in treating acute bronchitis.
There are a number of herbal teas that serve as a bronchitis cure. If you have a dry hacking cough you can use a mixture of wild cherry bark and marshmallow root. Use one teaspoon of each herb in two cups of hot water and let steep for ten minutes. If you don’t have a tea-ball for the herbs you can put them right in the water and then filter them out with a sieve. Drink a cup three or four times a day to help with the cough and your immune system.
Read more »
Healthy and balanced diet truly plays an essential role on having a healthy life. This can also be a great help in allowing your prostate in good health that is vital for you not to suffer from prostate health problem symptoms that might occur in the future as well for you not to have prostate cancer that is prone to men who are at the age of fifty and up, most especially to those men who pay no attention to the symptoms that occur during their younger years. In addition to that, this is also prone to those who do not take vitamins or at least foods that are good for prostate health but prefer to take foods and drinks that totally irritating prostate like tea, liquor, soda and spicy and salty foods.
Read more »
Hemorrhoids can really hurt. Veins that are normally present in the anus and rectum are the cause of this ailment. Inflammation and swelling of these veins occurs. At some time during their life, over 3/4 of the persons in the United States have experienced hemorrhoids.
There are a number of remedies to treat the symptoms of hemorrhoids. Flare ups can be avoided with these treatments. They help reduce the likelihood that constipation will occur, in turn reducing the likelihood that hemorrhoids will develop. When you have flare ups, you can do some things to help relieve your symptoms.
Read more »
Acute renal failure treatment is largely based on preventing and treating its devastating effects. As with any disease process, prevention may be the primary intervention. Attaining and maintaining adequate hydration and diuresis in high-risk clients is crucial, as may be the prevention of contributing factors.
Once acute renal failure has developed, prompt recognition and action facilitate restoration of optimal renal function. Correction from the underlying condition, such as hydration for a client with hypovolemic shock, might be all that’s necessary.
Read more »
A large amount of confusion exists today regarding the actual species of tree that is harvested in Brazilian forests and sold around the world as “catuaba.” Experienced Brazilian harvesters will refer to two species: a “big catuaba” and a “small catuaba.” The confusion thickens when relating these trees to approved botanical species names. “Small catuaba” is Erythroxylum catuaba (A. J. Silva ex. Raym.-Hamet - the name was accepted in 1936), which grows 2-4 m tall and sports yellow-to-orange flowers and, in Brazil, is referred to as catuaba. “Big catuaba,” in the mahogany family, is Trichilia catigua (A. Juss.), which grows 6-10 m tall, has cream-colored flowers and - in Brazil - is referred to as catigu and angelim-rosa.
Moreover, three other (unapproved) botanical names for catuaba are used incorrectly in herbal commerce today: Juniperus brasiliensis (which is thought to refer to “small catuaba”), and Anemopaegma mirandum and Eriotheca candolleana, which are completely different species altogether. Anemopaegma is a huge tree in the Bignonia family, growing to 40 m tall and called catuaba-verdadeira in Brazil. This species of tree is now harvested and exported out of Brazil by inexperienced or unethical harvestors (resulting in the incorporation in herbal products sold in the U.S. today) as just “catuaba.”
Read more »
Light therapy for SAD (seasonal affective disorder) treatment only became widely popular in treating those individuals afflicted with seasonal affective disorder in the early 1980s. At that time, scientists discovered that light therapy could benefit people suffering from depression that occurred only during the winter months. Although it is used to treat other disorders, this type of therapy is mainly indicated for the treatment of SAD.
In many cases, the feeling of lethargy one gets in late fall and early winter is called winter blues or depression, and a large number of people suffer from it in one way or another. Many times it will not stop people from functioning, but it does seem to impair energy and excitement about previously enjoyed activities. Light therapy for SAD treatment can help alleviate many of the depressive symptoms.
Read more »
