Liver and gallbladder congestion is among the leading health problems, yet conventional medicine rarely refers to it. Someone you know, or probably even you, may have been asked to remove your gallbladder surgically when it has become inflamed or when stones had formed. This is a common mainstream medical solution, but it need not be so. The gallbladder is a small organ, but it has some important duties that help us digest our food in the best way possible. Nestled…

Have you ever seen your child or even someone else’s sitting on the floor with their legs out on both their sides forming the W shape? Commonly known as W sitting, this position may prove to you just how flexible a child is. While flexibility is good for the muscles, this sitting position is definitely not. The harmful effectsof sitting in this position will not appear right away, but simply sitting this way can give long term…

Massage is very relaxing. It soothes our body from almost any issue we are experiencing. While other massage techniques will require you training and practice, the Japanese ancient massage, Shiatsu will not require you guidance. You can do it at home, in the office or anywhere as long as you protect your privacy. Below is a chart that will help you massage yourself using the Shiatsu technique. This is easy and will not require any…

Lung cancer, one of the world’s deadliest diseases, doesn’t only affect smokers. You may find it surprising that someone who doesn’t smoke, who doesn’t live with anyone who smokes and who doesn’t have close friends who smoke — still get hit with this deadly disease. Medical research groups have been constantly searching for a cure for lung cancer and one of the greatest discoveries, published in the “Life Science” is Artemisinin, an active medical ingredient found…

Water retention often causes pain due to swellings in the feet and torso, and if you have experienced this, then you know that it is a highly uncomfortable and painful issue. Water retention is known as edema and refers to the accumulation of excessive fluids in the body due to various reasons, and we will suggest ten natural remedies to resolve it and reduce the swelling it causes, usually in the torso, feet, and legs. These swellings are painful, and edema…

Arthritis is a condition that can cause chronic pain and inflammation, as well as stiffness of the fingers, toes, knees, hands, hips, jaw, and other joints in the body. And, rheumatoid arthritis is a disease which frequently develops its symptoms gradually, over a period of about several weeks, but sometimes it “evolves” much faster, over a period of several days. The pain in the joints that is the result of rheumatoid arthritis is normally a throbbing and aching…

Lower back pain, or the pain developed along the sciatic nerve, can be quite agonizing. It can create tremendous pain shooting of burning sensation from the lower back, into the hip, and all the way to the feet. Because of the pain, sitting, walking or even lying in bed may hurt a lot.   Common causes of lower back pain include: Damaged discs Inflamed tissues surrounding the nerve Chronically tight piriformis muscle, which creates compression of…