Archive for November, 2006:

Female Weight Loss Program

{ Posted on Nov 29 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Healthy Diets
If we were designing a female weight loss program, we would want to keep the repetitions high and the weight light to moderate. Light to moderate weight meaning heavy enough to feel some resistance but light enough to be able ...Read More »

Heart Disease not Breast Cancer is the No.1 Health Threat for Women

{ Posted on Nov 29 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments
It's common to think breast cancer is the No.1 threat to women's health women; in fact, heart disease is responsible for more deaths in women than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease is the most significant health concern for ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Benefits Lung Cancer

{ Posted on Nov 28 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe's protective effect was confirmed in a study of 673 lung cancer patients in Okinawa, Japan, published in the Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. This survey looked at the connection between smoking, comparative amounts of 17 plant foods in the ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Stimulates Response Against Cancer, activates interferons, tumor necrosis factor

{ Posted on Nov 28 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe may help prolong survival time and stimulate the immune systems of cancer patients, according to recent research. In a 1994 study in the Japanese medical journal Yakhak Hoeji, mice with cancerous tumors were given aloe orally for 14 days. ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Provides Nutritional Support for HIV Patients

{ Posted on Nov 27 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe Vera juice proved to be an effective part of a nutritional support program for HIV+ patients according to the Journal of Advancement in Medicine. For four months, 29 patients were given 100% pure aloe vera juice (five ounces, four ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Curtails HIV Infection

{ Posted on Nov 27 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
An extract of mannose, one of the sugars in aloe, can inhibit HIV-1 (the virus associated with AIDS). In a 1991 study in Molecular Biotherapy, HIV-1 cells were treated in vitro (outside the body) with the mannose extract. Read More »

Aloe Vera Reduces Arthritic Swelling

{ Posted on Nov 27 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe can help prevent arthritis and reduce the inflammation in joints already affected by arthritis, according to Journal of the American Podiatric Medical association. Aloe can also inhibit the autoimmune reaction associated with certain forms of arthritis, in which the ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Reduces Blood Sugar in Diabetes

{ Posted on Nov 27 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe reduced the blood sugar levels in diabetics, as reported in Hormone Research. Five patients with adult (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes were given ½ teaspoon of aloe extract daily for up to 14 weeks. Read More »

Aloe Vera Eases Intestinal Problems, neutralize stomach acidity, constipation

{ Posted on Nov 25 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
Aloe vera juice can be effective for treating inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study in the Journal of Alternative Medicine. Ten patients were given two ounces of aloe juice, three times daily, for seven days. After one week, all ...Read More »

Aloe Vera Heals Psoriasis Lesions

{ Posted on Nov 25 2006 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Herbal Medicine
In a doubled-blind, place-controlled study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health, 60 patients with chronic psoriasis were given a 0.5% aloe vera extract in a mineral oil cream. The ointment was applied three times daily for five consecutive days ...Read More »
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