Thursday, 22 February 2018

About The History and Health Benefits of Echinacea




Echinacea, the purple coneflower, is the best known and researched herb for stimulating the immune system.

Thousands of Europeans and Americans use echinacea preparations against colds and flu, minor infections, and a host of other major and minor ailments. This native American herb has an impressive record of laboratory and clinical research. Thousands of doctors currently use echinacea for treating infectious diseases.

History

Echinacea has a rich tradition of use by North American Plains Indians who used it medicinally more than any other plant. It was prominent in modern American medicine in the early 20th Century, and was discovered by Europeans, who have used it extensively since the 1930s. Today millions of Europeans use echinacea as their primary therapy for colds, flus, infections, and for general immune-boosting effects.

Health Benefits of Echinacea

Echinacea increases the "non-specific" activity of the immune system. In other words, unlike a vaccine which is active only against a specific disease, echinacea stimulates the overall activity of the cells responsible for fighting all kinds of infection. Unlike antibiotics, which are directly lethal to bacteria, echinacea makes our own immune cells more efficient in attacking bacteria, viruses and abnormal cells, including cancer cells. Echinacea facilitates wound healing, lessens symptoms of and speeds recovery from viruses. Anti-inflammatory effects make it useful externally against inflammatory skin conditions including psoriasis and eczema. It may also increase resistance to candida, bronchitis, herpes, and other infectious conditions.

Benefits
• Colds, coughs and flu and other upper respiratory conditions
• Enlarged lymph glands, sore throat
• Urinary tract infections
• Other minor infections
• May help combat herpes and candida
• Wounds, skin regeneration and skin infections (external use)
• Psoriasis, eczema and inflammatory skin conditions (external use)








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Thursday, 24 September 2015

Why Sugar May Be Causing Yeast to Grow

For those of us that have suffered from yeast infections before, it is all too familiar of a feeling.  

It typically begins as somewhat of a tingling and eventually the yeast grows to the point until it gets quite uncomfortable.  Not only does it itch like crazy, it can also burn and in some cases, it can cause an odor that is very undesirable. 

There is something simple that you can do in order to overcome a yeast infection and if you do not currently have one, doing this simple thing may stop you from getting one in the first place.  What I'm talking about is avoiding sugar.

The reason why it would be a good idea for you to avoid sugar is because that is what yeast tends to feed on.  If you are eating sugar regularly, you're going to give the yeast the ability to thrive because it will always have a ready supply of food.  That is the last thing that you would want to do but the opposite is also true.  If you reduce the amount of sugar that you eat or perhaps even cut sugar out of your diet altogether, the yeast will have nothing to feed on and it will eventually die back into natural numbers.

What kind of sugar am I talking about ?  


The simple fact of the matter is, there is sugar in almost every food that we eat.  We need to sugar in order to survive but natural sugars are not necessarily what causes the yeast to thrive and grow.  One of the main problems that we have is that our diets are full of refined sugar that comes in many different forms.  You would be surprised with the amount of sugar that we consume on a daily basis, especially when it is hidden inside pre-packaged foods.

The best thing that you can do it if you're dealing with constant yeast infections is to change your diet so that it is more natural.  Begin eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, particularly in their raw state.  


The sugar that you get from the fruits will help to keep you going but it will not typically be enough to feed the yeast infection and keep it thriving as well.  Since you will be using up the sugar that is in the food for energy, the yeast will eventually die and go back to its normal state.

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