Can Omega Three Help With Allergy Symptoms?

If you are wondering what you can take to help prevent allergy symptoms omega three fatty acids are one option. I wouldn’t say that it`s the most effective supplement that you can take for allergies but it is one option.
Why would omega three help to ease or even perhaps the symptoms of allergies? Omega three fatty acids have been found to help decrees inflammation in the body by inhibiting the formation of prostaglandins, which are one of the factors that bring about inflammation in the body.
What omega three supplements are best?
I personally like to take the approach of adding things to your diet instead of taking pills so I always suggest to add cold press canola oil do you diet.
What about the latest reports that fish oils have toxic materials in them?
They did find certain omega three fish oil supplements to have higher then allowed levels of carcinogens you can find fish oil products that have been molecularly filtered and all the toxins removed.
Like this one.

Natural Home Remedies For Runny And Stuffed Nose

My last post was an explanation about why our noses run when we are in cold weather. The inspiration for that post was from my own personal experience that I was just starting to develop a runny nose myself. Now even with my regular treatment, that I will make available to you as I wrote by the first of January, I was still experiencing unpleasant congestion and runny nose.
Last night I went out with my wife (kids stayed home with a babysitter), and we had dinner close to the sea. The salt filled air cleared me up right away, I was amazed! Now I should not of been so surprised, I have used and suggested sea water drops for nasal congestion many times, it`s a well know remedy that is both natural and conventional. But after we got home my problem returned just as fast as it left. Before going to be I was feeling stuffed up and frustrated with it and then I remembered the salty air and figured I am going to try something new. I was to tiered to turn on a computer and start to see if there was any written formulas so I just put a bunch of sea salt in a ¼ cup of water used a disposable plastic straw, put my head back and dropped my home made sea water solution down my nostrils. There was some immediate relief but it took until after I brushed my teeth and got into bed that I felt good and cleared up. This morning before I left for work I used the same solution to rinse both nostrils and even though I still need to grab for a tissue every now and then I feel much clearer.
If you are going to try this make sure to use distilled water or boiled tap water after letting it cool.
Use ¼ of a tea spoon to one cup of water.
Best to use sea salt but regular table salt may work as well.

Why Does Your Nose Run When It’s Cold Outside?

You can get a runny nose for many reasons. A runny nose isn’t a bad thing it’s actually one way you’re body prevents unwanted germs, dust and the like from getting inside of the lungs. The mucus that your nose creates does this by filtering the air that comes through. The whole inside of the respiratory system is coated with this stuff to help keep the body clean on the inside.
But why then when it`s cold outside does it go into overdrive and start to run live a river? Well the answer to that is actually really interesting. When it’s cold outside our body tries to warm up the air going into the lungs by sending extra blood to the blood vessels in the nose and this extra blood causes the production of extra mucus which then causes an increase in the sale of Kleenex tissues.
What Could You Do About It?
Blow your nose of course! But really, if your nose is only running when you are outside in the cold, than you don’t want to do much else. Drinking a hot cup of chamomile tea is a good first move for when you start getting a runny nose. If the runny nose continues even when you are in a warm environment for some time then you may want to try hot tea made with any of these herbs to help regulate your mucus discharge and fight any bacteria that may be the cause of the problem.
1- Chamomile
2- Elder flower
3- Linden flower
4- Catnip
5- Sage
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List Of Herbal Teas That Are Good For Helping With Symptoms Related Of Depression

Of course there is no herbal remedy that can cure depression but there are herbs that can be used to help relieve its symptoms at least temporarily. Certain herbs such as roots when either cooked or prepared as tinctures may be very strong and greatly assist In the treatment of depression. But the cure for depression can only come from within the person who is suffering from it.

Here I would like to make a simple list of herbs that can be used in a tea form to improve a person's mood.

It is very interesting to note that most of the herbal teas which are used to improve a person's mood are also hers that can are used for problems of the digestive system.

Here I will make two separate lists one under supermarket and one under health food store.

Supermarket

Look for teas containing these herbs

1. Mint
   
2. Melissa
   
3. Louisa or Lemon Balm
   
4. Orange peel
   
5. Grapefruit peel
   
6. Rosehips
   
7. Ginger (chi tea always makes me happy J)
   
8. Cinnamon
   
9. Cloves (oh I love the Chi)
   
10. Chamomile
    
11. Lavender
    

Because you are going to buy these in the supermarket they are probably already bagged drink them at least twice or three times a day.

Health food store

1. Damiana
   
2. St john's wart
   
3. Lavender
   
4. Rosemary
   

For these herbs add one tea spoon of herb to one cup of boiling water, cover and let it steep for five minutes, strain and drink 2 or 3 times a day.

Feel good and always tell yourself at least twice a day that you rock like no other

Why Does My Knee Hurt – What Can I Do About It

So a few years ago I was starting to feel very slight irritation in my knees. I don’t even think I would call it pain because my knees didn’t hurt but I just felt that they were talking to me. I am very active, I walk and run a lot, I work in our garden, I carry heavy things and I like to build for a hobby. Back then someone had given me a bottle of Glucosamine and Chondroitin. I knew all about it and started to take it to strengthen my knee. If you are having any kind of joint pains you should take some Glucosamine Chondroitin formula. Any way after I took it for some time I stopped feeling my knees. I don’t swear that it worked or anything but what ever it was my knees stopped talking to me.

All was good up until last night. After moving a real heavy piece of machinery my right knee started to hurt. My knee didn’t hurt badly but there was some definite pain when I would walk up stairs. Now it’s about a one kilometer walk for me to work with very steep up and down hill parts. I was able to make the walk no problem but I did limp a bit along the way.
What did I do to help my knee out? I didn’t go out to buy more Glucosamine Chondroitin formula, but maybe I will do that some time in the near future. What I did do is stretch my knee out and let it hang. Now for the stretching I am going to put a video in here for you but you might want to know what I mean by hang my leg. It’s actually real simple we are always putting pressure on our knees but very rarely do we apply apposite pressure to the knee. What I mean is pressure that will gently open up the joint to allow the blood to circulate more freely and stretch out the ligaments that hold the knee in place. What I do is I sit side ways on a high surface like a window ledge or table top and just let one leg at a time hang down for five minutes. It feels real interesting.
I have never heard of the leg hanging technique before, it just seem logical, let me know if it helps you out. Just post a comment.

Coenzyme Q10 – What Is It Good For and Does It Really Work

Coenzyme Q10 is the third to most purchased food supplement in the United States, coming in only after omega 3 and multivitamin supplements. There are many claims to the health benefits of Co Q10 and I always like to find the scientific proof to these claims. With Coenzyme Q10 that is not so difficult because the recommendation for Co Q10 are based on basic chemical reactions that happen in every cell of our body. Co Q10 is essential for the creation of ATP in the mitochondria of every cell. ATP is the readily available energy that the cell needs to complete any task needed.

Here is a list of how much Co Q10 different foods

"CoQ₁₀ levels in selected foods^. Food Co enzyme Q₁₀ concentration [mg/kg], Beefheart113, liver 39–50, muscle 26–40, Pork heart 11.8–128.2, liver22.7–54.0, muscle 13.8–45.0, Chicken heart 116.2–132.2, Fish sardine 5–64, mackerel red flesh 43–67, white flesh 11–16, salmon 4–8, tuna 5, Oils- soybean 54–280, olive 4–160, grape seed 64–73, sunflower 4–15, rice bran/coconut Nutspeanuts27, walnuts 19, sesame seeds 18–23, pistachio nuts 20, hazelnuts 17, almond 5–14, Vegetables- parsley 8–26, broccoli 6–9, cauliflower 2–7, spinach up to 10, grape 6–7, Chinese cabbage 2–5, Fruit- avocado 10, black currant 3, strawberry 1, orange 1–2, grape fruit 1, apple 1" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coenzyme_Q10

Dosage

You should take between 3-6 mg per day

Ok so now the question does it really work and for who?

So what does the research say?

For Athletes

This study showed that Co Q10 was not effective in improving performance.

Does exogenous coenzyme Q10 affect aerobic capacity in endurance athletes?

This study showed that Co Q10 was effective in reducing muscular injury.

Reducing exercise-induced muscular injury in kendo athletes with supplementation of coenzyme Q10

For Heart Disease

This study shows how beneficial Co Q10 can be.

Biochemical rationale and myocardial tissue data on the effective therapy of cardiomyopathy withcoenzyme Q10

All I could say is wow everyone who has had heart problems should take Coenzyme Q10.

Overview of the use of CoQ10 in cardiovascular disease

Migraine Headaches

Efficacy of coenzyme Q10 in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized controlled trial

Cancer

CoQ10: could it have a role in cancer management?

Partial and complete regression of breast cancer in patients in relation to dosage of coenzyme Q10

Wow after reading all this research I am going to recommend Q10 to a lot of my clients.


 

Natural Medicine for Arthritis – Best Food Supplements to help Treat and Prevent Arthritis

If you are looking for a form of natural Medicine for arthritis to help you relieve painful symptoms or just doing research for any reason. You probably already know what arthritis is and what the underlying causes of the different forms of arthritis are. But just in case you don't know and are just looking for some natural medicine for arthritis. I am going to give a very brief explanation of what arthritis is.

Arthritis is very simply put damage and inflammation of the joints in the body. Now in order to understand how natural medicine for arthritis can be helpful we need to have a bit of basic understanding of the joints in our body. So let's explain this short and simple. The joints usually effected are synovial joints.

There are three main parts of the joint

1. Bone
   
2. Cartilage
   
3. Synovial membrane and fluid
   

The joint is made of two bone ends coated with cartilage with a space which is filled with the synovial fluid that lubricates the joint so the cartilage slide over each other smoothly. The entire joint is also covered in the synovial membrane which renews the synovial fluids.

Now either because of wearing out of the cartilage (osteoarthritis) or inflammation caused by over stimulation of the immune system (rheumatoid arthritis), the synovial fluid in the joint dries up and the cartilage starts to grind against each other. Eventually what can happen is that even the actual bones can start to rub against each other. This damaging of cartilage and bone causes pain and more inflammation.

Supplement	Dosage	What does it do?
Bromelain	Bromelain should be taken three times a day or as suggested on label, preferably between meals	Bromelain is an enzyme which helps the body to reduce inflammation
Chondroitin sulfate	500-100 mg per day	Helps to strengthen joints ligaments and tendons
Omega 3 fatty acids	1000-3000 mg per day taken with meals	Helps to control inflammation as well as pain
Glucosamine sulfate	500-100mg per day	Help to protect and rejuvenate bones, cartilage and synovial fluids and membrane
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)	500-1000 mg three times per day	Helps to reduce inflammation, aid joint and tissue repair and reduce pain
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe)	400 mg two times per day	Helps to reduce pain and inflammation Warning – should not be taken if you suffer from depression
Sea cucumber (beche-de-mer)	Should be taken as directed on label	Contains lubricating compounds which are also found in joint and synovial fluids
Silica	Should be taken as directed on label	Helps rejuvenation of bones
Superoxide dismutase (SOD)	Should be taken as directed on label	Antioxidant which protects the joints from free radical damage
Calcium and magnesium + copper, vitamin D3 and zinc	Should be taken as directed on label	They all are helpful to protect and rejuvenate bone and protective tissue

 
These are not the only supplements that can be take to help treat arthritis with natural medicine but the top ten.