Blogs Posts in Lifestyle Counseling category; 67 blog posts

Lifestyle Counseling

Today there is an increasing trend in society to look outside the conventional role of medicine to find answers for one's health care problems and that of their family members. While conventional medicine is preferred in the treatment of t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Spring clean your medicine cabinet

Cleaning out the medicine cabinet is like cleaning out the fridge, but with a lot less "ewwws!" The expired medications and health stuff you find may be years past the best-before date, but at least it's not leftovers covered in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Pills, Potions, Drugs and Alcohol

There are a lot of different substances we use to change the way our bodies work, not all of which we recognise as drugs. A drug is a chemical substance that causes a change in the body. This includes both prescription and non-prescripti [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Drug companies reveal cost of entertaining doctors

The pharmaceutical industry has published details of 'education' events held for doctors today after failing to block a ruling by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that it include disclosure of the parties in its code of co [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Flower power: Kolkata engineers play herbal Holi

Plucking marigold petals is not what mechanical engineering students of Jadavpur University in Bengal usually do. But in the run up to this Holi, that's precisely what they're doing, as part of an effort to manufacture and popularise the us [...]

Posted On : Mar, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Choose Red or Black Colored Grapes

Grapes Scientific Name: Vitus spp. Biological Background: Grape is a pulpy, smooth-skinned berry, growing in clusters on vines. Grape was domesticated before 5,000 B.C. and is one of the oldest cultivated fruits. Nutritional Information: [...]

Posted On : Mar, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Guide To Some Common Herbs That Heal

Herbs have long been an acceptable way to fight common ailments and while they should not take the place of medical advice, can be a great supplement to your current medical care. There are many common herbs that have healing properties [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine has developed over the last 3000 years into a unique and highly sophisticated system for understanding health and disease. Having a different perspective to western medicine, it can often cast light on conditions whi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Pinkroot, Indian Pink

Other Names:  Indian Pink, Maryland Pink, Pinkroot, Wormgrass, American Wormgrass, American Wormroot, Starbloom Caution : Toxic! Useful only to experienced herbalists familiar with its use. Habitat  Southeastern N. American nat [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2008 | Comments : 0