Spring is just around the corner and with flowers and plants on the verge of full-bloom, hay fever, hives, and other allergic reactions will soon follow. If you are like me, you try to avoid prescribed and over-the-counter medications as much as possible. Although there are times when we must utilize certain medications to treat health conditions, there are several herbal remedies that can help prevent or lessen te effects of allergies. Supplements and herbs can help reduce the inflammatory response and act as natural antihistamines.
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Archive for January, 2010
Allergies
brain and memory supplements
Some scientists consider that the best brain and memory supplements are based on medicinal herbs that have more effects than the memory enhancing drugs, fewer contraindications and also fewer side-effects. In the meantime, other scientists advise people to take brain and memory supplements that contain vitamins and minerals. The goal is the same, but the ways to reach it are various. After all, the effect of the brain and memory supplements may differ from one person to another, because the absorption rate of the active substances is not the same for all people.
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depression
A recent study by the Harvard Medical School proposes that depression is associated with physical changes in the body which can lead to heart problems. Two important hormone systems which connect depression to heart disease have been identified. These two hormone systems appear to be activated in the presence of depressive feelings and have been reported to influence cardiovascular health, in three primary ways.
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