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Like microscopic banditos, the tiny fungi responsible for athlete’s foot discomfort hide out in some unsavory, hard-to-reach locales – the warm, moist layers of skin on your feet, your nails, and even your scalp.

Once they have moved in, these fungal bad guys raise a ruckus in the form of itching, peeling, cracking skin. Evicting them can be a though job – over the counter and even prescription medicins can have a hard time penetrating to their dead skin headquarters. Herbal remedies, hoever, are able to penetrate to the underworld where fungal infections hide out.

Relief in Five Days or Less

According to naturopathic wisdom, fungal infections may be a sign that your immune system isn’t working all that well - a red flag that you should be looking deeper. Adding some immune enhancing herbs for anyone with Athletes Foot is always a good idea. To help stop the itching right away try fungus stoppers. If your rash gets worse, see a dermatologist. What you thought was fungus may actually be an allergy.
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Tags: athlete's foot cure, garlic, tea tree extract

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There’s something rather mysterious about milk in relation to our blood sugar.  It moves the needle only a little, which isn’t surprising since it is fairly low in carbohydrates and rich in potassium (a perfect combination for steady blood sugar).  But researchers think there is some natural compound in milk that may help directly protect against insulin resistance, a forerunner of type 2 diabetes.

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Tags: getting your vitamin d, milk

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Two thousand years ago, Astragalus was listed in "Shen Nung’s" herbal as a tonic.  Healers believe then, as they do today, that Astragalus increases the body’s resistance to disease.

Practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine often combine Astragalus with other herbs because Astragalus is believed to help promote their healing power.  One of the most popular traditional Chinese tonics, which is still used today, was creating in the 13th century during the Yuan Dynasty.  Simply called Ginseng and Astragalus Combination, this tonic also contains licorice, ginger, black coal harsh, and other Chinese herbs.  It reportedly increases strength and endurance.
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Tags: Astragalus, producing extra antibodies

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Black haw’s reputation as an herbal aid for preventing miscarriage goes back to the time of early Native Americans and pioneers.  Black haw comes from the bark of a decorative shrub that is native to North America.  It is a kissing cousin to cramp bark, which has similar healing properties.

Healing potential of Black Haw:

Black Haw bark contains salicin, the compound that is responsible for aspirin’s pain relieving and anti-inflammatory abilities.  Other chemical compounds of this herb include scopoletin, which is known as a powerful uterine relaxant, and valerinic acid, which is a sedating substance.

Herbalist believe that because of these active ingredients, black haw relieves menstrual cramps, helps normalize irregular uterine contractions during labor, and eases bleeding after childbirth.  Finally, black haw is rich in steroidal saponins, steroid like compounds that supposedly serve as raw material for the production of hormones by the liver. Herbalists say that these compounds make black haw very useful for easing menopausal symptoms.

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Tags: Black Haw, natural relief of menstrual cramps, PMS relievers

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The name of this herb, which was introduced to early settlers by native Americans, comes from the Algonquin word called Cohosh, meaning "knobby, rough, roots".  Native American women traditionally relied on black cohosh for women’s diseases.  By the 1800s, herbal healers became convinced that black cohosh healed everything and used it to treat everything from snake bites to small-pox to hypochondria.  By 1912  black cohosh was one of the medicinal herbs most frequently prescribed by American Physicians.  Read more…

Tags: Black Cohosh, food, healing

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