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III.A.3. Chart of Symptoms & Treatments

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Nasaline Snooze Nostril Expander Medium -- 1 Kit. Snooze can be used to aid or alleviate any of the following conditions: Snoring - due to nasal obstruction or mouth breathingAllergy and cold symptoms - enhances breathing due to nasal congestionNasal valve collapseSeptal deviationDry mouth - during and after sleeping Snooze can also be used to improve physical activity such as weight lifting, jogging, and yoga exercises by improving air intake. What is Snooze? Snooze is a unique medical device used to enhance breathing, improve sleep, and reduce snoring - naturally.

Snooze also provides relief from symptoms associated with allergies and colds. How does Snooze Work? Utilizing two silicone baskets that are inserted into each nostril, Snooze gently expands the nostril openings, allowing for more oxygen to enter through the nose. Who can use Snooze? Snooze was designed in sizes Medium and Large - and will fit most adult noses comfortably. Cure your headache - naturally.

By NAOMI COLEMAN, femail.co.uk If you suffer from headaches, you are not alone. Around 15 per cent of the British population experience regular headaches and migraines. Unlike a migraine, a headache is not a neurological condition. It is a symptom of stress, illness, or an unhealthy lifestyle such as not eating or sleeping properly. A typical tension headache is felt around the shoulders, back of the neck and ends as a tight band across the front of the head. Ann Turner of the Migraine Action Association says: 'Eating regularly, maintaining a good sleep pattern, not drinking too much alcohol and drinking two litres of water a day helps keep headaches at bay.' Should your saint-like healthy lifestyle slip, you can try one of our five alternative cures Massage and essential oils{3} The three main essential oils that help to relieve headaches are Roman Chamomile, Clary Sage and Lavender. 'They also work on the olfactory - or smell - system.

Essential oils for headaches: How to use Exercises Herbs. MedicineCabinet. The Causes For Headaches Don't Begin In Your Head. There are many causes for headaches and many symptoms for headaches. But really, there are basically two types of headaches. They are a vasoconstrictive headache and a vasodilative headache. Once you know which type headache you have, you can learn how to prevent it and stop the pain.

Vasoconstrictive Headaches The main causes for headaches that vasoconstrictive, are generally muscle tension in the neck and shoulders. These tension headache symptoms inhibit the flow of blood and oxygen to the head. As a result of the tension you might experience some muscle cramping caused by lymphatic stagnation. Some people refer to these as “tension headaches". Tension headache symptoms can vary from mild pain to very severe pain. In addition to basic massage techniques, a hot compress can be helpful.

Black CohoshNerve EightKava KavaLobeliaHerbal SleepValerianStress ReliefPassion FlowerGinkgoKudzu/St. In addition to herbs, Magnesium can be very effective in relieving muscle tension and cramping. Natural Herbal Remedies for Ear Infections. If your little one has ever had an ear infection, you know how miserable it can be. Pumpkin, our four-year-old, just had her very first ear infection a few days ago. It was actually pretty scary at first, because she woke up with a moderate fever that suddenly spiked to just under 103 degrees, but she had no other symptoms for hours! I kept asking her if anything hurt and she kept saying “no”. There wasn’t any ear pain at all until late in the day. Since I didn’t know what to treat, I made her some herbal iced tea to sip and we just waited for something to happen.

NO Fever Reducers We parents have all been brainwashed into thinking that a fever must be “controlled”, but reducing a fever is one of the worst things we can do! NO Antibiotics Many pediatricians hand out antibiotics like candy (come to think of it, they shouldn’t be handing out candy so freely, either! ). Did you know that ear infections can be viral? Reduce Pain and Speed Healing I know that you’re cringing, right now. Not-So-Natural Reactions to Natural Food Colors. How to Rapidly Relieve an Earache, Using Supplies You Probably Already Have in Your Home. I am deeply saddened whenever I hear parents talk about children who suffer from chronic ear infections and wind up having tubes in their ears. The longest it ever took me to relieve an earache in one of my children was five hours, and most of the time I could relieve them much more rapidly than that.

To understand how to relieve an earache it helps if you understand what is happening in the tissues when they become inflamed. Inflammation occurs whenever there is some kind of irritation or damage to tissues, which may or may not involve infection. When inflammation sets in, it causes swelling, redness, heat and pain. Typically, what happens with an earache is that something causes the eustachian tube to become inflamed. When the eustachian tube becomes inflamed it swells, just like any other tissue in the body. This can be achieved by using two simple therapies. Step One: Use a Remedy to Reduce Inflammation and Swelling Garlic: Onions: Cinnamon Oil: A midwife friend taught me this one. BRATY Diet for Stomach Problems - Real Food Style.

Welcome! If you wish you could eat more whole foods without breaking your budget, you're in the right place. Start here for my top 10 baby steps to better Kitchen Stewardship. You might also be interested in family-friendly, delicious and nutritious recipes or one of my popular eBooks to help you on your journey. My 4-year-old daughter throws up like a champ. Ever since she was only 18 months old, she’s been able to know it’s coming and get herself to a bucket in time.

Impressive, and quite handy…but the fact that she seems to also have an on/off vomit button whenever she has stomach problems – one that someone flips like a one-year-old who just discovered how to use a lightswitch – not so fun. The normal rules of throwing up do not apply to her. For example: When vomiting occurs, one is supposed to wait two hours before taking anything by mouth.

With Leah, I’ve learned that if she wants water, I give her a (tiny) drink and set the timer for 5 or 10 minutes, then another sip. 1. B – bananas. Ear infection and earaches. Have you ever wondered,”How do I cure an ear infection?” Or, “How do you get an earache in the first place?” Earaches, or ear infections can make for sleepless nights for both you and your child. Earaches (otitis externa) are usually caused by trapped moisture or by minor injury in the ear canal. One of the common ways to catch ear infections is through dirty hands and other objects such as ear plugs or headsets. Note: There are two types of ear infections: acute & chronic. Because we know how nasty earaches can be, we’ve created a Tri-Pack specifically to address the problem. Hear No Evil – provides fast pain relief for the ear.Scout Out – strengthens the immune system.Lympha Rub – rub below the ear and down the sides of the neck. We recommend not eating sugar, dairy, wheat products or fruit drinks for about 2 weeks to give the immune system a chance to rebuild.

Do not use: If you have ear drainage, discharge, irritation, a rash in the ear, or are dizzy; consult a doctor. Strengthen your lower back in 15 minutes. If the phrase “Oh, my aching back” is part of your vernacular, you’re not alone. Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in adults (only headaches top it). The good news is that by strengthening and stretching the muscles in your back (which, with your abs, make up the all-important core), you can relieve and prevent pain, says Michael Hisey, an orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute, in Denton. (In fact, research shows that the sooner patients with minor back pain begin exercising, the quicker they recover.) Try these moves developed by Eva Pelegrin, a personal trainer and the founder of Attune Holistic Fitness, in New York City.

Warm up first (a brisk eight-minute walk will do), then perform 8 to 10 repetitions of each exercise, working up to three sets. Move 1: Lunge, Lift, and Turn Start with feet in a staggered position with the right foot forward and place a dumbbell on the ground to the left of the right foot. Return to a standing position (center). Natural Remedies For Strep Throat | Modern Alternative Health. Strep throat plagued me as a child; I had it so often that the doctor began the talk about taking my tonsils out. I took antibiotic after antibiotic to kill this bacteria. Unfortunately we did not know at the time what the dangers were of taking antibiotics repeatedly, nor did we know there was anything natural that could work. Circumstances would have it that we moved shortly after to an area that did not have so many cases of strep floating around, so my tonsils are still intact! Why Not Just Take Antibiotics for Strep Throat? I have had a few people speak to me of the dangers of having strep throat and treating it at home.

While I don”t take any sickness lightly, I do believe that strep can be healed naturally and effectively with healing herbs. Home Remedy Options for Strep Throat: Dr. Dr. Recipe: 1 TBSP. Directions: Mix honey and cayenne together. Throat and Tonsil Tincture You can also make a Throat and Tonsil Tincture. Mix 2 droppers of this tincture with 4 droppers of water. Vitamin C. How to Treat Lice Naturally | Modern Alternative Health. This picture is used with Creative Commons licence by user otisarchives3 on Flicker creative commons.

Every parent of a school aged child lives in fear of that call. You know the call, “Hi this is Mr.B from Susie’s school. I am calling to inform you that there has been an outbreak of lice in your child’s classroom.” At that moment you might slightly panic, and have some phantom lice crawling on your head. I can feel the phantom lice on my head just writing about it now. Ick. What are lice anyway? According to the CDC: “The head louse, or Pediculus humanus capitis, is a parasitic insect that can be found on the head, eyebrows, and eyelashes of people. They have three stages in their life cycle, egg/nit, nymph and adult. To prevent lice: If your family is lice-free and you would like to stay that way, add 1-2 drops of Melaleuca ( tea tree oil) Essential Oil to your shampoo/poo free solution every time they wash their hair. To treat lice: creative commons / Joanna Ibarra Mayonnaise or Vaseline.