Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Do herbal and homeopathic remedies work on Pets?

In the wild, animals instinctively seek out healing herbs to help them when they are ill or undernourished. In fact, Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, respected dogs very highly for their ability to seek out and eat medicinal herbs in the wild. This ability is shared by other animals, including cats. We are coming to realize that nature often has the answers - but animals have always known this! Natural medicine can help your pet just as it can help you.

While there is always a place for conventional veterinary medicine, natural medicine can compliment conventional veterinary care and in many cases cure your pets just as well - without the side effects and damage to health that can accompany synthetic drugs and antibiotics. I have applied the same care and research that have gone into our Native Remedies range for adults and children to the development of pet-friendly, safe and effective natural remedies for animals. As always, all remedies are formulated to the highest therapeutic standards and manufactured under strict pharmaceutical conditions for your peace of mind and the well being of your pets. " Michele Carelse, Clinical Psychologist.

"When a veterinary surgeon practices the use of homeopathic medicine and is asked why he does so, he may give one of several answers. The simple answer would be that the results are good, an emphatic answer would be that homeopathic treatment has no unpleasant or dangerous side effects, while still achieving successful results.

The PetAlive Homeopathic range has been formulated with this knowledge and is specifically designed to treat your pet in a holistic and natural manner."

Dr. Glenn FergusonM-Tech Homeopathy
Doctor of Chinese Medicine

What is Energy Tonic?


Energy Tonic capsules contain a unique combination of Chinese, Indian and European therapeutic herbs especially chosen for their energy-promoting properties, as well as their positive effect on systemic health.

This remedy is particularly useful for pets that appear sluggish, bored, listless or disinterested in life. Energy Tonic also helps to support vitality and health in older pets.


As is the case in humans, the energy levels of our pets can fluctuate from day to day based on a variety of factors, including fitness and health levels, diet, and even boredom. Like humans, pets also commonly experience declining energy levels as part of the natural aging process or when they are feeling ‘under the weather.’

In the wild, animals experiencing common energy ‘dips’ or lack of vitality instinctively eat herbs which are able to promote health and vitality. Unfortunately, domestic animals do not have this advantage. However, by adopting the naturopathic approach and supplementing with herbal remedies especially formulated for pets, you can put energy and vigor back into your pet’s step naturally!


How has Energy Tonic helped?


“This really works! I have a wonderful cat that has always been playful and suddenly started to hang around and sleep all day. She did not look her best either. The vet said there was no cause. After only just more than a week of the Energy Tonic, she was happy and playful again!!!”
—Angela B.

“Give me natural remedies any day! I use them myself and I use them for my pets and I am always happy with the results. You have a very comprehensive product range and your Energy Tonic capsules were very effective in improving activity levels in my dog's case. I have also changed his diet on your advice and can see a very big difference. Thank you for all your help!”
—Greg

“I have used Energy Tonic for both my dogs and I have been very pleased with the results. I can recommend Energy Tonic for any pet that needs it.”
—Charmaine

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Seniors' Health

As men and women continue to age, extra efforts are needed to maintain a fit, active, and healthy body and mind. Still, even with this added effort, seniors experience some health issues that are distinctive to aging adults.

There are a number of physical age-related illnesses and conditions that seniors must bear in mind such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, incontinence, memory loss, sciatica and more. There are also psychological issues to deal with like depression, anxiety, mood swings, and even sleeplessness.

Below you will find a comprehensive set of herbal remedies from Native Remedies to help you manage and optimize your health – naturally and safely.


MemoRise
Support brain and memory health in mature adults. Learn More »


Vizu-All Plus
Maintain healthy eyes and circulatory health. Learn More »


JointEase Plus
Promotes joint and muscular-skeletal system health. Learn More »


Insulate Plus
Helps maintain healthy circulation, blood sugar levels, insulin production and bio-availability Learn More »

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever

By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex, grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research suggests.

According to the study, the last quarter century has seen a dramatic rise in the frequency of sex among the 70-year-old set, whether married or unmarried. And as an added bonus, seniors today (particularly women) say they're much more satisfied with their liaisons than the previous generation -- facing less sexual dysfunction and feeling more positive about the experience.

"Our study shows that a large majority of elderly consider sexual activity and sexual feelings a natural part of late life," said study author Nils Beckman, a doctoral candidate with the neuropsychiatric epidemiology unit at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University. "It is thus important that health professionals and others take sexuality into consideration, irrespective of age."

The findings are reported online in the British Medical Journal.
Beckman and his team reviewed surveys concerning sexual behavior and attitudes that had been completed by more than 1,500 healthy 70-year-old Gothenburg residents over a 30-year period.

The polls had been conducted in 1971-1972, 1976-1977, 1992-1993, and 2000-2001.
Between the first survey and the last, the frequency of sexual intercourse was found to have increased among all groups. Among married men, 68 percent said they were engaging in the practice in the latest poll, compared with 52 percent in 1971, while among married women the number had risen from 38 percent to 56 percent.

Among unmarried men, the jump went from 30 percent to 54 percent in the same 30-year span, while among unmarried women the observed bump was from just under 1 percent to 12 percent.

Women seemed to make the most headway in terms of increasing their sexual satisfaction. While men expressed more positive attitudes about sex in 1971, by 2001 the gender difference had evaporated.

As well, more 21st-century women said they were highly satisfied with their sex; fewer said they had low satisfaction; more said they experienced an orgasm during sex; and fewer said they had never had an orgasm.

Regarding the degree to which the respondents said they felt "very happy" about their relationship, the three-decade trend also moved in a similarly positive direction for both genders: rising from 40 percent to 57 percent among men, and from 35 percent to 52 percent among women.

Beckman and his colleagues speculated that, in part, the findings might simply reflect the degree to which Western societies have become more comfortable in dealing with sexual matters frankly and openly -- perhaps leading to a greater willingness to honestly report sexual encounters.

"(And) maybe it has become more permissible to leave an unhappy marriage today," suggested Beckman. "And even for widows [and] widowers to establish new relations."
Whatever the explanation, S. Jay Olshansky, a professor of public health and senior research scientist at the Center on Aging at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), said the findings closely mirror the results of similar research conducted at UIC and elsewhere.
"Probably the addressing of physiological problems with the development of medications like Viagra explain some -- but not all -- of the upward sexual activity trend," he said. "But the most important point being made here is that when it comes to sex, clearly it doesn't matter what age you are. At least most men and many women still have a desire to have it as they age."

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Playing It Safe With High School Sports

By Janice Billingsley
HealthDay Reporter
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Getting your bell rung." "A dinger." "Knocking the cobwebs loose."
Shop-worn sports cliches for a serious problem -- a concussion.

But new research suggests that high school football coaches are getting a lot better at spotting a concussion and managing the problem, although there's still room for improvement.

"Our knowledge about concussions is expanding rapidly. The traditional idea was that 'getting a bell rung' was not serious, but those symptoms can be a sign of a concussion and need to be evaluated," said Steve Broglio, assistant professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, who studies concussions in high school athletes.
Each year, more than seven million high school students participate in interscholastic sports in the United States, and there are approximately 1.4 million sports injuries, according to a 2006 national sports injury survey.

The good news is that injury rates have dropped by half in the last decade as sports medicine techniques have improved, along with a growing awareness of the importance of preventing and treating injuries, said Dawn Comstock, an assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She administers the survey, which tracks sports-related injuries at 100 high schools throughout the country.

But the injuries being reported today are more serious. "There are more fractures, severe knee injuries, and the proportion of injuries requiring surgery is higher," she said.

This could be due to a jump in chronic overuse problems -- more young athletes are playing one sport year-round, using the same muscle groups over and over. But the increase could also be due to improved sports medicine techniques, which means earlier diagnosis and treatment of many injuries before they become serious, leaving the more serious ones for the statistics charts, Comstock said.

Whatever the reasons, the emerging data and new research into sports injuries among high school athletes is bringing needed attention to what athletic professionals say has been a long neglected area.

"There are 1.2 million high school football athletes, compared to 38,000 college and 1,700 professional football players," Broglio said. "At the high school level, where there are the greatest number of injuries, there is the least amount of medical attention -- one athletic trainer for 300 to 500 children, compared to three or four for one college football team of 120."
Tight school budgets are part of the reason, said Jon Almquist, the athletic training program administrator for the Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools. Schools necessarily focus on educational priorities rather than athletics.

But a second reason for the lack of attention, according to Comstock, has been the wrong assumption that high school sports injuries are inevitable. "There's a general perception that sports injuries are just the price you have to pay for playing, which isn't true," she said.
At a meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) last week in St. Louis, Broglio presented the results of a study that measured the varying speeds at which high school football players took hits to their heads, and where on the head the hits occurred. The findings will not only help researchers pinpoint how and when concussions are most likely to occur, they should help coaches retool a player's on-field technique to avoid unnecessarily risky moves.

Also at the meeting, certified athletic trainer Erin O'Donoghue reported that high school coaches in a survey she conducted scored an average of 80 out of 100 points on questions testing them on their expertise in recognizing concussions. Those who had attended workshops about concussions (approximately one-fifth of the coaches) or had a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published kit about concussions were the most informed.
"Our educational efforts have been effective," she said.

To further improve safety for young athletes, NATA has published a summary statement with 11 strategies for anyone -- coaches, athletic directors, parents -- interested in providing comprehensive medical care to high school athletes.

Among the recommendations
  • Organizations that sponsor high school athletics should put in place a health-care team to ensure timely and appropriate care for all athletes;
  • Those same organizations need to develop an emergency action plan to ensure that injuries and illnesses are treated promptly;
  • Students participating in sports should have a physical exam to detect any health problems that might be aggravated by physical activity.


"Our hope is that the summary statement and strategies will together provide an opportunity for all high school athletes to get appropriate medical treatment whenever and wherever they play sports," said Almquist, who chaired the task force and is lead author of the statement.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Pet Supplements For Senior Pets

Pet supplements include a broad category of items: antioxidants, pet vitamins, proteins, minerals, fatty acids, herbs, and homeopathics. The healthiest supplements are whole foods prepared so that vitamins are still present. For example, Be Well is a whole food supplement that is naturally high in antioxidants and fatty acids

Pet supplements that help senior pets:

These pet supplements may improve symptoms associated with aging:
  1. Omega 3 fatty acids
  2. flower essence pet medications
  3. homeopathic pet medications
  4. calming herbs
  5. pheromones
  6. pet medications to strengthen the liver and brain
    pheromones.

KEY FACTS

Between 80-90% of all senior pets have arthritis:


Pet vitamins are just one type of pet supplement:

WE all love our pets and treat them as one of the family. I know I do, I have a cat, a tabby about 6 years old and very much over weight. I would not want anything to happen to him but somethings are just not in our powers. That's why we have to do everything we can to assure they live a long and enjoyable live with us. Everything we need is available at http://www.MJLMegaMeds.com at the lowest prices on the net! Just click on the links and follow it to the Petmeds site or the Native Remedies for all the homeopathic type treatments.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Childhood Obesity Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment

We all know that obesity can increase the possibility of certain serious diseases significantly. Many times the seeds of obesity are sown in childhood, since significant weight gained in childhood often carried into adulthood.

That is not the only concern that exists with regards to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is also the cause behind various adult diseases that are being reported in children and adolescents. The incidence of such diseases was previously almost nonexistent among children and teens. Therefore, it can presumed that obesity plays a significant role in causing certain so called ‘adult ailments’ in our children.

Although adult diseases in children can also occur due to genetic and environmental reasons, there has been a 400% increase in the number of obese children of ages 6 years and older in the last two and a half decades. Obesity is a health risk, which has been accepted by all experts. It exposes children to the following health problems:

1. Hypertension - Research reveals that hypertension is more frequent, nearly nine times more, in obese Type 2 Diabetes - Obese children, especially those with a family history of type 2 diabetes, run a significantly greater risk of developing the disease.

2. Orthopedic complications - The cartilage in lower limbs and joints in children is at a developmental stage. Obesity can damage the cartilage since it is unable to bear more than average weight.

3. Sleep apnea - This is characterized as difficulty breathing and the absence of respiration during sleep.

4. Depression - The psychological and social stigma that is associated with obesity can be more traumatic during childhood and adolescence. This can lead to mental disorders like depression.

5. Asthma – Many obese children are at risk of developing asthma due to a lack of pulmonary exercise, as well as a prolonged exposure to dust mites and other household allergens from leading a sedentary lifestyle.

Parents should consult their child’s pediatrician to determine whether their child is obese. This is because you have to first eliminate the weight gain due to the natural growth process of a child. Pediatricians have standardized growth charts that can easily tell whether your child is obese for his age and height. There are other factors that need to be considered in terms of childhood obesity:

1. Body Mass Index (BMI) - A statistic based on a child’s height and weight and calculated in a percentile for children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19. Typically, an overweight child is at or above the 95th percentile on the BMI-for-age growth chart.

2. Height and BMI - Taller children normally have a higher BMI.

3. Heredity - A family history of obesity, cigarette smoking, sedentary lifestyle, early cardiovascular diseases, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes need to be considered.
Signs of stress of weight on lower limbs and joints - Orthopedic problems are common among obese children and teens.

Absence of logical thinking - This is a symptom that often accompanies obesity and sleep apnea.
A definite and positive approach towards weight loss solutions is of utmost importance when it comes to treating childhood obesity. There are many options that you can consider:
Dietary therapy can help in obtaining herbal weight loss. This will ensure that your child does not need to take strong weight loss medication that is known to have side effects.
Treating childhood obesity with the aid of natural weight loss programs is recommended. This involves participating in physical activities in and/or outside of school. Encourage them to take up a recreational activity or sport.

A change in behavior and shift to a healthy lifestyle and nutritious diet. Further, avoiding over-dependence on fast foods can help in treating childhood obesity.
Surgical options, like a gastric bypass, should be considered only as a last resort when nothing else works for your child. Keep in mind that all invasive therapies, such as surgery, have risks.
Childhood obesity can potentially ruin the health of an entire generation. It is incumbent upon parents and teachers to discourage over-dependence on computer games and junk foods and motivate children toward active living and healthy diets.

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

How does the online consultation work?

HEY .....Thanks for the responce to last weeks POLL it was a big success I appreciate the participation. This week we have some new chooses so COME ON and tell me what you want. How did you guys like the last story of the doctor from hell? I hope to hear some of your stories to help warn your friends and neighbors of the kind of medical treatment to stay away from. In the mean time I thought I could answer some of the questions about the services offered on http://MJLMegaMeds.com.

Q: How does the online consultation work. Remember this is a FREE service...no office call charges and you get to save your gas money for those all important shopping sprees!!

A: Online consultations are an innovation in health care that utilizes the Internet to improve patient access to the physician. Under this system, the patient no longer needs to receive a traditional physical exam by the physician, rather the patient completes an online questionnaire, and this questionnaire is then submitted to the physician using our secure order system. In must be said that online consultations can never take the place of traditional medicine, they do provide a valid means for patients to receive treatment for a number of conditions that, in many circumstances, do not actually require a physical exam.
Our company is committed to meeting and exceeding all government regulations covering this new form of health care provision. http://MJLMegaMeds.com will only refer your order to certified physicians that are fully licensed. We employ the services of highly trained and qualified pharmacists to provide you with the high standards of pharmaceutical care that you have come to expect. All medicines provided are obtained from legitimate pharmaceutical wholesalers, or in some cases directly from the manufacturer, in this way you can be sure that you receive at all times the same quality medication that you would receive from your neighborhood drugstore.

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