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Night Terrors and Homeopathy

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 Sweet Dreams with Homeopathy Those parents who have witnessed their child go through night terrors know exactly how traumatic an experience it can be. You hear your child cry out in that chilling shriek; you rush in and turn on the light, knowing there’s not a lot you can do but try to bring them gradually out of their unreachable oblivion which seems to last forever. Then your child screams at something just over your left shoulder and you feel your skin prickle, wondering what on earth it is that your child can see,because the only thing you can see when … [Read more...] about Night Terrors and Homeopathy

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Flaxseed May Help Reduce Blood Pressure

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Flaxseed may help reduce blood pressure: Encouraging results from a recent study have shown that adding flaxseed to the diet of people with high blood pressure (BP) resulted in a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic pressures. How much flaxseed may help reduce blood pressure? A double-blind, placebo-controlled study showed a significant drop in BP (10mm Hg systolic and 7mm Hg diastolic) following six months of ground flaxseed (30g/day in bagels, muffins, and buns) being added to the diets of people with peripheral arterial disease … [Read more...] about Flaxseed May Help Reduce Blood Pressure

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Apples and pears reduce your stroke risk

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White fruit and vegetables, including apples, pears, bananas, garlic, onion, cauliflower and cucumber have come up trumps for a 50% reduced stroke risk, in a large study of 20,069 men & women. White vegetables reduce  your stroke risk We have all heard about the health benefits of eating brightly coloured fruit and vegetables, so this is news to those of us who have embraced the concept of green, red, yellow and orange as the most healthful fruit/vege basket. This premise is based on the presence of particular pigmented compounds, such as carotenoids, … [Read more...] about Apples and pears reduce your stroke risk

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Garlic Great for Food Poisoning

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[byline_author] In a recent study, garlic has been found to be far more effective than the antibiotics most commonly used to treat food poisoning by Champhylobacter. One of the active chemicals in garlic, diallyl sulphide, was shown to be a much stronger and faster acting antimicrobial than erythromycin and ciprofloxacin. Champhylobacter is the most common food poisoning bacteria, especially from raw or undercooked poultry or from cross-contaminated via dirty surfaces and utensils. Previous studies have shown diallyl sulphide was also effective against other … [Read more...] about Garlic Great for Food Poisoning