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Homeopathy is a safe treatment for the uncomfortable but temporary symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, and sweating that often accompany food poisoning.

Food poisoning is a general term for health problems arising from eating food contaminated by viruses, chemicals, or bacterial toxins. Types of food poisoning include bacterial food poisoning, shellfs....

Warnings of a pet food recall have sounded eleven times in the US since 1995. In March of 2007, the largest and deadliest pet food recall in US history made fodder for a media blitz.

Applied Kinesiology (AK) can be useful to help an individual identify and avoid potentially harmful food substances that can cause severe allergic reactions (food allergies).

A number of cleansing methods are often recommended by health practitioners to cleanse the body of these substances. Bowel cleansing, fasting, blood purification, and lymphatic cleansing are all used. Herbal purifiers and cleansers are an important part of these programs (echinacea, burdock}. Liver protectors are also helpful (milk thistle, turmeric). For acute poisoning by bad foods or other poisons, call the local poison control center for help. After the acute symptoms have passed, herba

Rhus tox is used in homeopathic preparations for contact dermatitis and rheumatism. It has also been used for genital herpes and herpes zoster, laryngitis, and mumps. To treat poison oak or ivy rashes, try these recipes; apply several times daily on the affected areas, and take immune stimulants (echinacea), and blood purifiers (red clover, burdock root, yellow dock root, Oregon grape root) internally as a tea or tincture: 1. Mugwort vinegar--infuse 1 oz of mugwort herb in 10 oz of apple-cide

Colon hydrotherapy, or colonic irrigation, is a form of cleansing that aids in food transitioning and can benefit your overall diet. Colon cleansing can help clear food cravings as you detox your body.

Chemical poisoning is a major public health concern. Approximately 95% of all accidental or intentional poisonings are due to chemicals. Nearly 90% of these cases occur at home. The smallest childrenn....

Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows, absorbs, or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damagingto the brain, nerves, and many other parts of the body. Acute lead poisoning, which is soL....

Cadmium is a metal with an atomic weight of 112.41. In the Periodic Table of the Elements, cadmium is located between zinc and mercury. It is used in a large number of industrial applications. In ther....

Heavy metal poisoning is the toxic accumulation of heavy metals in the soft tissues of the body.Heavy metals are chemical elements that have a specific gravity (a measure of density) at least five til....

Mercury poisoning occurs when a person has ingested, inhaled, or had skin or eye contact with the toxic (poisonous) heavy metal mercury and suffers damage to his/her nervous system and other systems s....

Childhood nutrition involves making sure that children eat healthy foods to help them grow and develop normally, as well as to prevent obesity and future disease.The traditional or mainstream approacs....

Teen nutrition involves making sure that teens eat healthy foods to help them grow and develop normally, as well as to prevent obesity and future disease. Following dietary guidelines recommended by s....

Activated charcoal is a fine, black, odorless, and tasteless powder. It is made from wood or other materials that have been exposed to very high temperatures in an airless environment. It is then trem....

Colon hydrotherapy for allergies is a procedure that removes toxins from the bowels and stimulates the body’s immune system to fight off allergies in a natural way.

Herbal treatment should be related to the cause, but blood purifiers, hormone regulators, and soothing herbs for the skin may be helpful.

There are two categories of ipecac preparations—a syrup used in standard medical practice and a homeopathic remedy. They are given for different purposes. The medicinal effects of ipecac were t ...

Humans may alter their usual eating habits for many reasons, including weight loss, disease prevention or treatment, removing toxins from the body, or to achieve a general improvement in physical ands....

Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins....