Living With Acid Reflux
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Acid Reflux I had a question the other day about acid reflux. At the entrance to your stomach is a valve, which is a ring of muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Normally, the LES closes as soon as food passes through it. If the LES doesn’t…
Living With Trigeminal Neuralgia
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Trigeminal Neuralgia I had a question the other day about trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain. If you have trigeminal neuralgia, even mild stimulation of your face, like brushing your teeth or…
Living With A Foot Ulcer
A Natural Approach To Health Living With A Foot Ulcer I had a question the other day about foot ulcers. Foot ulcers are often caused by diabetic neuropathy or vascular disease. Any foot problems in diabetic people can lead to a serious infection, so foot care is very important. Diabetic foot ulcers are red…
Living With Creutzfeldt-Jakob
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Creutzfeldt-Jakob I had a question the other day about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a degenerative brain disorder leading to dementia and, ultimately, death. Symptoms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) sometimes resemble those of other dementia-like brain disorders, like Alzheimer’s, but Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually progresses much more rapidly. Although…
Living With Vasculitis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Vasculitis I had a question the other day about vasculitis. Vasculitis is a general term referring to inflammation of blood vessels. When blood vessels become inflamed, they may become weakened, stretch, and either increase in size or become narrow — even to the point of closing entirely. Vasculitis…
Living With Lymphedema
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Lymphedema I had a question the other day about lymphedema. Lymphedema is a collection of fluid causing swelling (edema) in your arms and legs. One of the causes of lymphedema is surgery to remove lymph nodes, usually during cancer treatment. Normally, lymph nodes filter fluid as…
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