Herbs that promote a clean colon include senna and cascara sagrada, but these can cause violent purging of the bowels, pain and cramping. Take a more gently approach to colon cleansing with psyllium seed husk, chia seed and lots of fiber using tips from a practicing herbalist in this free video on alternative medicine.

Duration : 0:2:33

Originally posted 2010-07-29 15:39:10.

I have been suffering with light-headedness and fainting for the past eight months. I have been told that it is due to low blood pressure. I have now been told that I may lose my job due to this as I get an episode of this maybe once a week and am now not fit to work.

Are there any herbal remedies that I can take for this as there is no medication for low blood pressure. I have been told to increase my fluid and salt intake which I have.
Thanks for your answers I have just had a few more blood tests done which revealed a ferritin of 4 and Iron of 7, also my TSH was 4.75. I am hoping that this iron deficiency has been the problem all along and that if they had of taken these specific bloods months ago I would not feel so ill now. Thanks for your help!!

Licorice extract……known to raise blood pressure.

Some licorice sweets might do the work but they would have to be the real deal because most modern licorice as sold in ordinary sweet shops has no licorice extract at all….i.e. fake licorice and has too much sugar. Try your health shop but get an assistant to double check the label for the if you are unsure…..should say licorice extract.

Panda licorice sold at H&B in the UK is real licorice (with the extract). It uses molasses for sweetener instead of sugar.
Panda licorice: http://www.worldwideshoppingmall.co.uk/body-soul/panda-licorice-bar.asp
It is made in the European union but is probably sold worldwide. There are other brands though that still use licorice extract….usually sold in health shops.

You could alternatively try licorice tea or a licorice capsule.

If you want to try this….don’t overdo it, drink plenty of water and keep an eye on your blood pressure. You could say for instance try one 32g panda licorice bar a day and see if that helps.

Best wishes.

Originally posted 2010-10-08 02:49:12.

The benefits of aloe vera include cleaning out the digestive tract when ingested, improving the health of skin, hair and nails and healing burns, cuts and bug bites. Use aloe vera to increase wellness inside and out with tips from a personal and workplace wellness consultant in this free video on alternative medicine.

Expert: Isabel Simon
Bio: Isabel Simon is a personal and workplace wellness consultant.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:55

Originally posted 2010-04-02 01:08:25.

From ABC 7:30 Report: Feb. 24th, 2010.

Herbal remedies are not regulated nor tested properly prior to marketing. No quality control exists to prevent dose mismanagement or to identify adulteration with contaminants and poisons.

25% of herbs originating from one Asian source contain Western Medications. This leads to dangerous allergic reactions, cross reaction, herb/drug interactions and a plethora of side effects.

Herbal remedies also contain mercury, arsenic and lead. Arsenic is a metalloid. Lead & mercury are metals. Lead poisoning is devastating. The mercury is not monitored, measured or controlled – nor does it serve any purpose: it is a Contaminant.

More so, it is likely to be Elemental Mercury – not methyl mercury as found in biomass nor ethyl mercury used in the clinical and adultery free preservative Thimerosal. Thimerosal is used as a preservative in many medicinal products, including some vaccination preparations.

This makes a predictable mockery of anti-vaccination claims that vaccines “cause autism” due to containing Elemental Mercury, such that vaccine preventable diseases may be “managed” with herbs. This sad revelation is made worse in that lead poisoning leads to many of the horrors blamed on vaccines by pro-herbal antivaccination lobbyists: convulsions, encephalopathy, nerve damage, CNS developmental problems, etc, etc.

http://www.lead.org.au/fs/fst7.html

These herbal remedies have high potential for Adverse Reactions, Drug Interactions and Side Effects – certain to be misdiagnosed by naturopaths who protect vested interests and will prescribe… Herbs.

In the case of imagined “vaccine dangers” or “vaccine reactions” it is known that pure guesswork [and blame] is the primary variable. incredibly these “reactions” are then treated with demonstrably contaminated herbs – actually causing or exacerbating any health problems.

Finally, Panic Merchants love to exaggerate toxicity reports in order to mount arguments peculiar to their own ideology – usually blaming the presence of one drug for multiple deaths.

It is thus over-due that the TGA vigorously examine the toxicity reports post autopsy for herbal/drug interactions and also for cumulative adulterant poisoning leading to neurological pathology.

More so, strict and exact standards must be enforced by the TGA demanding alternative preparations meet safety standards *before* being marketed to an ignorant and unsuspecting, yet trusting public. Indeed claimed efficacy must be demonstrated as verifiable and falsifiable. Immediate penalties for the unqualified and ideologically focused charlatans who profit from marketing not medicine, are long, long overdue.

See:
University of Adelaide forensic pathologist Roger Byard’s media release:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news37921.html

Economics of Snakeoil by Steve Novella:

http://skepticblog.org/2010/02/22/the-economics-of-snakeoil/

Homeopathy: useless & unethical:

http://bit.ly/cd0WtI

Australian Skeptics expect better from our Pharmacists:

http://bit.ly/cPHf7e

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Duration : 0:8:20

Originally posted 2010-02-27 05:41:35.

Small kidney stones can be alleviated naturally by drinking two to four liters of water every day and jumping up and down with lifted arms to help pass the stones. Cure kidney stones, making sure to visit a general physician in the case of fever or blood in the urine, with tips from a doctor of Oriental medicine in this free video on natural remedies.

Expert: Mark Brinson
Contact: www.naturalseminars.com
Bio: Mark Brinson owns Brinson Therapeutics. He specializes in pain, injury and human performance and is also an international seminar provider.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:58

Originally posted 2010-04-10 06:39:04.

Bring Back the Sexual Desire in You!
Herbal Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

Duration : 0:6:47

Originally posted 2010-09-21 05:53:15.

A third-generation herbalist roams the sun-baked bush country of Australia gathering delicate flowers whose blooms are distilled into essences that deliver powerful medicinal benefits around the globe.

Duration : 0:3:28

Originally posted 2010-02-16 19:32:38.

Whiten teeth herbally by mixing fresh lemon juice with a quarter teaspoon of aloe vera gel and brushing with this paste three times a day. Get whiter teeth naturally with tips from a personal and workplace wellness consultant in this free video on alternative medicine.

Expert: Isabel Simon
Bio: Isabel Simon is a personal and workplace wellness consultant.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:29

Originally posted 2010-07-01 08:02:21.

Echinacea is an herb known as an immune stimulant that treats a variety of ailments like the common cold and respiratory infections. Use echinacea to treat a variety of ailments with tips from a nutraceutical supervisor in this free video on herbal remedies.

Expert: Miss Dimple Singh Bindra
Bio: Miss Dimple Singh Bindra is a nutraceutical supervisor in Bio Neutrix, N. Y. She has done clinical studies in herbs from Micro Logix Lab, New York.
Filmmaker: babai das

Duration : 0:1:9

Originally posted 2010-07-31 10:19:10.

While surfing the web for herbal remedies for colds, sinus infections & sinus headaches, I found this simple remedy that helps ease the pain of sinus headaches and blockage!

You’ll need one teaspoon of ground cinnamon and one teaspoon of water, mix well and apply to your forehead!

Duration : 0:3:16

Originally posted 2010-07-17 00:59:21.