Garlic Nature's Healing Aid?

Garlic is better known as a condiment and spice used in cooking. It is very pungent both in smell and taste. For thousands of years garlic also has been used as an alternative medicine for the treatment of various health conditions. Garlic was widely used in past great civilizations such as Egypt, China and India.

Garlic has been the subject of studies since the 1940’s. It was found that garlic has anti-cancer properties. Recent studies by the National Cancer Institute also confirm that garlic hinder the formation of tumor cells. It is used to prevent certain cancer such as colon and stomach cancers.

When garlic is used on a long term basis it helps to balance blood pressure and blood sugar. It is also of benefits in the maintenance of healthy circulation and resistance to infection. Garlic is very often used to treat urinary infections, respiratory infections, acne, sinusitis, ulcers, bronchitis and asthma.

Garlic is a good antibiotic that has the ability of garlic to inhibit bacteria. It is more effective than penicillin. Garlic has shown good results in fighting against strep, enteritis, staph bacteria, cholera and dysentery.
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What Is Kinesiology

Kinesiology = Science of Movement. Kinesiology originated in the 1960s as a system of natural health care that combines muscle testing and monitoring to assess energy and body function. By applying a range of gentle yet powerful healing techniques it has been fund to improve health, wellbeing and vitality. Practitioners undertake years of training to be able to access the movement of energy – or what the Chinese call Chi – around the body and brain. Their understanding is that the body is already aware of what it needs to heal. What Kinesiology practitioners are able to do in a therapeutic sense, is to help the body process that information in order to aid the natural healing process.

What Styles of Kinesiology are Available

There are many different styles of Kinesiology and they can generally be divided into three groups:

1) Applied Kinesiology, used by Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Medical Doctors and Dentists.

“Applied kinesiology is a system of diagnosis that utilizes the manual muscle testing response as a reflection of the status of the anterior horn motor neuron pool of the muscle being tested. The fundamental objective of this new system of diagnosis is the evaluation and correction of nervous system irritation through the application of “natural therapies” designed to remove noxious irritants and restore normal neurological expression, thereby aiding in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease.” Kerry McCord & Walter Schmitt,“Quintessential Applications: A(K) Clinical Protocol” (St. Petersburg, Florida: HealthWorks!, April 2005).

2 ) Traditional Kinesiology is mainly used within the Physiological, Physiotherapy fields and works apon the principles of biomechanics and exercise.

3 ) Specialised Kinesiology is the main type of Kinesiolgy used in “natural medicine”. The main difference between Applied and Traditional Kinesiology and Specialized/Energy Kinesiology is that Specialized Kinesiology often uses a “Straight Arm muscle test” and ask verbal “Yes and No” questions where as the other two types don’t. Read more

Aloe vera – Benefits and Uses

Aloe plant and its derivative products have played a role in medicine and health care. Aloe is a genus of plants belonging to the Asphodelaceae family, and is related to onions and asparagus. Aloe is a lily-like, green, and sometimes spiny shrub with very little, if any, stem. The Aloe genus appears naturally in Africa, although many members of the genus are popular houseplants and can be found around the world. The most famous member of the genus is Aloe Vera, known for its medicinal uses and applications. Aloe Vera can be used to heal both internally and externally. It greatly speeds the healing of many skin injuries, including ulcerations, burns, hives and poison ivy and also acts as a laxative. The juice from aloe can be dried into a dark powder composed of yellowish granules that are quite bitter to taste. Internal use of Aloe is marketed as a treatment for coughs, ulcers, muscle pain, headaches, and even cancer and HIV. The only proven Aloe Vera benefit in internal use is the relief of constipation. Additionally, even in this use, internal use of the plant has a number of side effects, can cause nausea, and should not be taken by women who may be pregnant. Aloe Vera is a cellular regenerator and has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal effects.

Aloe Vera leaves are smooth and rubbery in touching from interior and exterior. The more used part of the aloe plants are their leaves and in particular their internal transparent gel. Aloe vera is a plant that has wonderful healing and softening properties. Aloe vera contains numerous vitamins and minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars and agents which may be anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. Read more