Alternative Medicine for Hair Loss ? Discover The Effective Natural Ingredients For New Healthy Hair
Let’s face it, when it comes to alternative medicine for hair loss, there are literally hundreds of products to choose from. To help you select the best, you just need to know the most effective ingredients and then it becomes a much easier task.
Alternative medicine for hair loss has increased rapidly in recent years as more people suffer from alopecia and male and female pattern baldness and seek natural remedies for hair loss.
The key is getting the right synergistic blend of vitamins, minerals and herb extracts that actually work while boosting your health at the same time. Many on the market have not been thoroughly researched and offer little benefits or unwanted side effects.
One of the best herb extracts is called Saw Palmetto for hair loss and has been used by Native Americans to cure a range of ailments including the loss of hair for many hundreds of years.
It was originally used to treat prostate problems in men successfully and then noted for its ability to help prevent the hair thinning and balding.
When combined with other nutrients like vitamin B6, Biotin, magnesium and zinc it helps to prevent a hormone called DHT from stifling the hair follicles leading to new growth and boosting your immune system along the way.
A hormonal imbalance is the most common cause of thinning and balding, affecting both men and women.
Other herbs for hair growth include Nettle, Muira Puama and Pumpkin which not only help you to grow back a healthy head of hair but also promote your overall health too.
So when looking for an alternative medicine for hair loss, ensure you check the ingredients carefully to see that these are included along with the recently FDA approved Minoxidil to further boost new hair growth.
Visit my website today to learn more about the natural substances that are excellent for promoting hair growth and optimum health.
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Conventional medical practices in the United States revolve around the concept of diagnosis and treatment of disease through the use of manufactured drugs. Health care is focused on treating existing conditions with synthetic and chemical treatments rather than prevention or natural cures. Complementary and alternative medicine systems (CAMs) are usually health care philosophies and techniques that have existed for centuries and are based in prevention and treatment using natural remedies. As people become more concerned with what goes on in and around their bodies, complementary and alternative medicine has gained in popularity, and scientific research is beginning to show clinical evidence for its effectiveness.
Complementary medicines are treatments used together with conventional medicine to treat existing conditions. If a person has cancer, for instance, it might not be wise to discard the use of surgery or chemotherapy. In this case, though, there are complementary treatments available that can aid the conventional techniques and help to lessen the adverse side effects of conventional treatments. One of these is the use of Gerson therapy, a system that uses a combination of thirteen organic juices to detoxify the body. Using herbal dietary supplements such as ginger and ginseng to reduce the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy has also been found effective.
Alternative medicines are health care systems that are used in place of conventional medicine, and they often focus on prevention through a healthy lifestyle and treatment through natural remedies. Ayurveda is an example of an alternative medicine system. Ayurveda was developed centuries ago in India, and it focuses on using nutrition, the body, the mind, and the spirit in disease prevention. When disease does occur, herbal remedies are used for treatment, but the main idea is to prevent sickness by living a healthy life.
Complementary and alternative medicines fall into five categories. Alternative medical systems, such as traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, revolve around an entire lifestyle philosophy. Mind-body interventions focus on using the mind’s ability to positively affect the body’s symptoms and general function. This includes the use of meditation, prayer, and therapy through the use of art. Biologically based therapies use naturally occurring substances including herbs, diet, and vitamins to prevent and treat disease. Manipulative and body-based methods such as chiropractic treatments use manipulation and movement of the body. Energy therapies use energy fields for treatment. This category includes two types of therapies; one is biofield therapy, in which energy fields that surround the body are affected to promote healing, and the other is bioelectromagnetic therapy, which employ the use of electromagnetic fields.
Although the medical establishment does not generally accept most complementary and alternative medicines as replacements for more conventional methods, many people are finding them useful as they search for a better design for living. As you look through the world of CAMs, keep an open mind. Perhaps you’ll find a way to unleash your full potential on the road to a healthier you.
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In the Bible, there are more than 188 references to precious oils (essential oils as we call them today). A few of the more commonly known essential oils are: frankincense, myrrh, cassia, rosemary, and cinnamon. These were used not only for anointing, but also for healing of the sick.
Essential oils are widely considered mankinds’ first medicine. Around for centuries, these natural healing oils, have been used to treat various illnesses and physical needs. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese manuscripts can trace the uses of healing oils as far back as 4500 BC. Three essential oils common today (frankincense, cedarwood, and myrrh) were not only used in temple and pyramid religious ceremonies and rituals, but even in the embalming process.
Let’s take frankincense for instance. This essential oil was lavishly used in religious rites. Wikipedia states – In the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament, it was an ingredient for incense (Ex 30:34); according to the book of Matthew 2:11, gold, frankincense, and myrrh were among the gifts to Jesus by the Biblical Magi “from out of the East.”
Essential Oils and Traditional Medicine
Many scientific uses of frankincense as ayurvedic (a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian Subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world) and alternative medicine are being investigated. A few of the studies are as a treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases such as Crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, and osteoarthritis. An aroma therapeutic study (reported in May 2008 FASEB Journal) determined frankincense smoke is a psychoactive drug that relieves depression and anxiety in mice.
Another study published in March of 2009 by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center reported “Frankincense oil appears to distinguish cancerous from normal bladder cells and suppress cancer cell viability.” Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity.”. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19296830?dopt=Citation.
Research has also shown, the essential oil of frankincense may be able to bring relief to people suffering from osteoarthritis. One study, using an enriched frankincense essential oil extract, helped patients in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study show marked improvement in their arthritis in as little as seven days.
Pure Frankincense is edible. Chewy in its resin form and -and I’d say purer as well- as an essential oil, it is often used for digestion and healthy skin in various Asian traditional medicines. Ayurvedic medicine has used Indian frankincense for hundreds of years for the treatment of arthritis.
Another use, for the essential oil of frankincense, is as an aromatherapy oil. It has a nice balsamic and sweet fragrance, and very fresh smell. Frankincense essential oil is found in many perfumes. Although, fresh smelling to people, burning frankincense acts as a mosquito repellent. In fact, many of the essential oil and aromatherapy blends for mosquito repellents on the market today (it’s easy to make your own as well) have frankincense as one of the ingredients.
As you can see, we have been blessed with a whole world of wonderful and natural healing oils we can use for all kinds of uses. And one my favorite ways to take advantage of the power in essential oils, is to let their aroma therapeutic scents drift in, to lift spirits, balance moods, and dispel negative emotions.
Many blessing to you,
Deborah Hardman
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