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Welcome to the October 25, 2010 edition of Carnival of Natural Health.

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Herbs

Aparna presents Papaya for health and beauty posted at Beauty and Personal Grooming, saying, “Papaya is a natural for incorporating into your skin care regime. The fruit offers anti-oxidants and are rich in essential enzymes. Papaya has both preventative and restorative properties when used in skin care. Papaya’s powerful fruit enzymes are known to aid and accelerate healing in skin disorders such as acne. In addition, the fruit enzymes gently exfoliate the skin.

Meditation

axel presents Cultivating Mindfulness posted at axel g.

Pregnancy Hut presents Pregnancy Yoga Resources posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “Yoga taken during pregnancy is thought to have some considerable health benefits for mother and child.”

Alternative Medicine

GT Laden presents Does Cranberry Juice Help Repress or Reduce Urinary Tract Infections? A study in skeptical juice drinking. : Greg Laden’s Blog posted at Greg Laden’s Blog.

Logan Jackson presents How to get rid of pink eye posted at ShareNoesis, saying, “Natural remedies for pink eye, things you can do at home to ease the symptoms and possibly even cure it.”

Svea Gordon presents The Amazing Science of Iridology posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “Iridology is an amazing science and great analysis tool for your health. Learn about what can be seen inside of the eyes and how it tells about your state of well-being.”

Svea Gordon presents Disturbing Facts About the Hepatitis B Vaccination posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “View these shocking facts on the Hepatitis B vaccination that they are giving to small babies, children, and adults. Learn about the side-effects of this potentially life-threatening shot as well as what you can do to avoid it.”

Svea Gordon presents Is It a Luxury or a Toxin? posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “Learn about the dangerous side effects of sodium lauryl sulfate–the foaming agent in toothpaste and soap. Also, see what you can do naturally to avoid this toxic chemical.”

Svea Gordon presents Too Sweet To Be True? posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “Learn about the dangers of artificial sweeteners and what you can do to avoid them. Also learn about the health giving properties of natural sweeteners.”

Steve Faber presents TMJ Relief – How You Can Help Relieve Your TMJ Right Now « TakeMeToYourToothbrush.com posted at TakeMeToYourToothbrush.com, saying, “TMJ sucks, there’s no doubt about it. While many medical professionals may advocate surgery, that is a huge, often dangerous step that is only rarely required. There are other ways you can find TMJ relief.”

Healing

C. Myers presents Iodine Deficiency posted at Mind Mart, saying, “Hair loss, lethargy, depression. Could iodine deficiency be the root of your problems?”

Kathleen Summers, MD/PhD presents How to Stop Ear Pain Naturally posted at Kathleen Summers, MD, PhD, saying, “Treat ear infections naturally without drugs!”

Kathleen Summers, MD/PhD presents Yoga and Cholesterol posted at Kathleen Summers, MD, PhD, saying, “Treat high cholesterol naturally without drugs!”

Chris presents SlowFlo: The Christian Alternative to Tai Chi? posted at Martial Development, saying, “What would Tai Chi look like if you cast out all the devils? Watch this video to find out.”

Native Health Remedies presents Home Remedies For Ringworms posted at Native Remedies Blog.

Native Health Remedies presents Family Nutrition: The Building Block of Health? posted at Native Remedies Blog.

Healthy Living

G Hodgson presents The Health Benefits Of Acai Berry posted at I Love Acai.

Jenny Stowe presents 10 Common Myths About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder posted at Masters In Healthcare.

Aparna presents Breakfast is essential for good health posted at Beauty and Personal Grooming, saying, “breakfast may play an important role in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, intestinal polyps and colon cancer.

Beginner Cycling presents How to Ride a Bike posted at Beginner Cycling, saying, “Whether you are teaching your kids, or need to learn yourself, there are resources to make learning to ride a bike quick and easy!”

G Hodgson presents Acai Berry Weight Loss Is Exaggerated posted at I Love Acai.

Emilia Klapp presents Diabetic Foods That Prevent and Protect from Complications posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Including green leafy vegetables in your diet lowers your risk of developing diabetes type 2 but also protects you from further diabetes complications down the road if you are already diabetic.

Emilia Klapp presents 10 Ways to Multitask While You Exercise posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “We all know how important exercise is for every one of us, especially for a person who has diabetes, but many times we feel we don’t have the time to include it in our daily life. Well, here is a way we can do it.”

Mya Longton presents How to Use Fitness Programs posted at 10-minutetrainer.

nero presents Curing Sleep Apnea without Cpap posted at Curing Sleep Apnea without Cpap.

Cary Anderson presents Part Time Vegan Diet posted at Eating Healthy, saying, “An idea to be a vegan just a few days a week, every week.”

Mya Longton presents Why Should you Take Part in Youth Fitness Programs?l posted at 10 Minute Trainer.

Wenchypoo presents If You Want to Age Gracefully, Don’t Eat This posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Emilia Klapp presents Are These High Cholesterol Foods Part of Your Diet? posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “You may not have made the connection yet, but if you have diabetes, you need to be concerned about eating high cholesterol foods. This is because people with diabetes are three times more likely to develop heart disease than non-diabetics. One major factor contributing to this risk is high blood cholesterol, as well as high triglyceride levels, common among people with type 2 diabetes.”

Emilia Klapp presents Are These High Cholesterol Foods Part of Your Diet? Trans Fats posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Trans fats are the worst of all fats. Hydrogenated oils or trans fats, as they are usually called, are high cholesterol foods, produced artificially by inserting molecules of hydrogen in vegetable oils, a process called hydrogenation. Through this process, the oil, which is liquid at room temperature, changes its original form and becomes a solid saturated fat. In addition, the new fat ends up with an unnatural chemical structure.”

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Diet Adelaide posted at Weight Loss… An Adelaide Medical Doctor Speaks Out..

Hariclia Makoulis presents A Short History of Granola, or Why Hippies are Crunchy posted at Ambrosial Granola Blog.

Emilia Klapp presents Screening for Cardiac Heart Disease posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Screening for cardiac heart disease is very important, especially if you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Why is it so important? Because high levels of blood sugar can damage the arteries. Diseased arteries, in turn, can obstruct the flow of blood to vital organs, especially the heart and the brain, both of which you want to protect at all cost.

Emilia Klapp presents Should You Have These 2 Heart Stress Tests Done? posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “In my article Screening for cardiac heart disease, we have reviewed a series of tests that can help in preventing a heart attack and a stroke. These two other tests, heart stress tests, can also be very helpful in assessing your risk for coronary artery disease or whether or not it is safe for you to engage in vigorous exercise.”

Warren Edward presents Organic Bread posted at Bread Making Machines.

Emilia Klapp presents Does the Cholesterol in Eggs Raise Your Blood Cholesterol? posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “It is generally believed that the cholesterol in eggs directly contributes to raising blood cholesterol. Because eggs provide about half the dietary cholesterol in a typical Western diet, the public has been advised to limit egg consumption. So, if it is generally believed that some cholesterol foods, in this case eggs, directly contribute to raising blood cholesterol, should you stop eating eggs?”

Sarah presents Raw Food Weight Loss posted at Raw Food Weight Loss, saying, “Raw food and its potential for healthy weight loss”

Emilia Klapp presents How to Include Safe Fish in Your Menu posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Fish is a great source of protein. In addition, it contains substantial amounts of beneficial omega 3 fats and smaller amounts of saturated fats than many other types of meat. But is safe fish a chimera or can we still find at the supermarket fish that is not contaminated with mercury?”

Svea Gordon presents The Joys of Juicing posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “The benefits of juicing are many. Learn about juicing recipes and which juicers are best to buy too.”

Svea Gordon presents Sprouting 101 posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “Sprouting has an array of benefits. Learn about how to sprout, what is needed, and how to enjoy your sprouts!”

Emilia Klapp presents Healthy Foods Lists for Your Eyes posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Diabetes and age bring about changes in our body that can lead to two common eye disorders: cataracts and macular degeneration (AMD). By making part of our daily meals many of the foods included in the following healthy foods lists we may prevent or delay these two eye diseases.”

Emilia Klapp presents Limit Red Meat as Part of a Healthy High Blood Pressure Diet posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “If you want to follow a healthy high blood pressure diet, a good course of action seems to be limiting consumption of red meat. Why? Because scientific research shows that high intake of meat, particularly red meat, may contribute to the development of high blood pressure.”

Anna Miller presents 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Bedbugs posted at Online Degree.net.

Emilia Klapp presents Blood Pressure Natural Cures: Pomegranates posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “If you are looking for blood pressure natural cures and at the same time for magical foods to look young and attractive, eat pomegranates. Pomegranates are well known for rejuvenating our body tissues, while helping prevent an array of chronic diseases such as hypertension. Luckily, in a few days, you will able to stop at your local supermarket and load your shopping cart with them.”

Emilia Klapp presents What is Best for You: Omega 3 or Omega 6 Fats? posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “In my nutrition classes to groups of diabetics and people with heart disease, I get questions such as “Should I use olive or sunflower oil for cooking?” “For years we were told olive oil was best; then we were told to switch to sunflower oil, and now we are told we need to go back to olive oil. We are a little confused”, people tell me. Well, the secret lies in the proportion of the omega fats.”

Emilia Klapp presents Garlic Benefits and Type 2 Diabetes posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Knowledge of garlic benefits goes back to immemorial times. People have used garlic for thousands of years not only to ward off vampires, but also as food and medicine. And while it is true that modern research has not confirmed yet that rubbing garlic on doorknobs and window frames can protect us against vampires or evil spirits, it has confirmed what our ancestors believed about the garlic: that its consumption can protect us from many ailments.”

Randy Powell presents 3 Unhealthiest Ways to Eat Chinese Foods posted at High Alkaline Foods Diet.

Emilia Klapp presents Strategies to Get Rid of Tummy Fat posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “If you have made a priority to get rid of tummy fat, congratulations! People who gain weight around the middle have a higher risk of heart disease and diabetes type 2 than people who gain weight in the hips and thighs.”

youngy presents Learn How to Stop Sweating Naturally and Effectively posted at Stop Sweating Help.

Emilia Klapp presents How to Identify Hypoglycemia Symptoms posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Hypoglycemia symptoms are not very common because our body is designed to maintain adequate blood glucose levels at all cost. Let us remember that the brain and central nervous system cannot function without a steady flow of this fuel and that they have no way to store it. However, low blood sugar symptoms may happen on occasions.”

Native Health Remedies presents Home Remedies for Dandruff posted at Natural & Herbal Remedies Blog – Advice to Relieve Anxiety, ADHD & More.

RichF presents Why Counting Calories Doesn’t Help You Lose Weight | Links posted at Links, saying, “In this article I explain why counting calories doesn’t work when trying to maintain a healthy weight. What counts are the type of foods that you eat.”

Beginner Cycling presents Affordable Commuter Bikes For Under $1000 posted at Beginner Cycling, saying, “Commuting by bike is a great way to stay fit and relieve stress!”

Emilia Klapp presents Adequate Heart Exercise Can Prevent Heart Attacks posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Heart attacks can be prevented in many cases by practicing adequate heart exercise, cardiologists point out. Unfortunately, in the last decades, an increase of sedentary lifestyle has become best friend with other risks for cardiovascular disease such as high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, or high blood pressure.”

Charles Chua C K presents Are You Enjoying Happiness Here and Now? posted at All About Living with Life.

Emilia Klapp presents 10 Steps to Follow When Choosing a Chinese Restaurant Menu posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “You may think Chinese cuisine is healthy because it contains large amounts of vegetables and it seems to be low in fat. Thus, you may reason, no need to be picky when savoring a Chinese restaurant menu. Well, that is true of Traditional Chinese cuisine; however, it may not be the case of the food served at many Western-Chinese restaurants.”

Emilia Klapp presents How I Include Walking as Exercise in My Hectic Daily Schedule | The Diabetes Club posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “Like many of you, my daily schedule can get a little hectic at times taking care of my job, family, friends, shopping, nutritious meals, or exercising, just to name a few. This means that unless I am careful, one of these activities could fall by the cracks. And you will never guess which one usually does. Well…. maybe you did guess: exercise, right?”

Mike Tye presents Exercise – The poor mans plastic surgery! posted at Mikes Simple Blog, saying, “How I look at leading a healthy lifestyle from my own home”

Tom Bills presents Natural Alternatives for Healing GERD posted at Senior Safety Blog, saying, “Natural Alternatives for Healing GERD. There are many heartburn remedies on the market today which are available, both over the counter and by prescription, that are effective. But they usually carry warning labels about many, possibly dangerous, side effects. There are, however, numerous other treatment choices using natural remedies to heal gerd which you may want to try first.”

Emilia Klapp presents For a Weight Loss Eating Plan, Have Fruits and Vegetables posted at The Diabetes Club, saying, “According to the findings at the University Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain, a weight loss eating plan should include adequate consumption of fruits. Researchers, after interviewing a group of adult Mediterranean participants, stated that based on the results of the study, a high consumption of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of gaining weight and become obese in the long run.”

Matt Jabs presents Homemade Vanilla Extract posted at diy Natural, saying, “Follow this simple recipe to make your own homemade pure vanilla extract for 5 times less than the cost of the store bought vanilla extract. It’s even cheaper than the store bought imitation stuff!”

Cade M Krueger presents Why Should I Lose Body Fat and Not Necessarily Weight? posted at Know My Body, saying, “Natural healing by eating right and exercising well without the use of pills or supplements can help sustain long term health.”

Native Health Remedies presents Five Entertaining Fitness Exercises posted at Native Remedies.

Mya Longton presents Why should You Use Weight Loss Fitness Programs? posted at 10-minutetrainer.

Svea Gordon presents From the Chemical Fertilizer Plant to Your Drinking Water… posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “Enjoy this article on the truth about our drinking water. Includes the sources of fluoride as well as the harmful effects it causes.”

Svea Gordon presents The Truth About the Flu Shot posted at Sacred Healing Traditions, saying, “The Truth About the Flu Shot features the harmful effects of the seasonal flu vaccination. Learn about the toxic chemicals included in vaccines as well as how to protect yourself against them.”

Technical

Ferrari Dude presents Top 40 Forums & Message Boards for Health Administrators posted at Master Of Health Administration, saying, “Interactive community forums, message boards or listservs can help health administrators, or those interested in the field, gain traction on news, research and health management policies.”

Tony Bennett presents Radiology Technician Schools posted at Online Radiology Technician Schools, saying, “Healthcare professionals often dedicate their lives to researching cures to common diseases. These 20 researchers are focused on furthering cancer studies.”

Orson Bean presents LPN to RN Online posted at Online LPN to RN, saying, “A nursing care plan provides the framework by which a nurse or caregiver delineates care for his or her patients or clients. This care plan is essential to follow treatment plans, and can be included in a patient’s file.”

Maureen Denard presents 10 Surprising Places You?re Being Overexposed to Radiation posted at MSN Degree, saying, “Radiation. The word alone scares us, but we’re exposed to it on a daily basis in some unlikely places. While there’s no reason to dictate where you go based on radiation, know that extreme exposure to certain types of radiation can be hazardous to your health.”

Dallas Burrows presents Top 50 Health and Medical Blogs by Graduate Students posted at Comments on: The Ultimate Guide to the Nurse Practitioner Career, saying, “Many students decide to start blogging about their experiences. Here’s a list of 50 graduate students in medicine sharing their knowledge.”

Mike Vogt presents 50 Blogs for First-Time Parents posted at Christian Colleges Online.

General

Virginia Hensley presents Top 20 Most Influential People in the Medical Administration Field posted at Online MHA, saying, “The individuals on this list are current administrators, people who either have been on the job for decades or who recently were hired and who have made extreme impacts in a short period.”

Ehrich Weiss presents Nurse Practitioner Programs posted at Comments on: The Ultimate Guide to the Nurse Practitioner Career, saying, “Deciding on whether or not to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner can be a daunting task. One thing that can help make the decision easier is learning from the experiences of professionals in the field, who have already obtained degrees in nursing.”

Alvaro Cramton presents Top 10 Most Influential Nursing Professors posted at LVN to RN, saying, “As a student, or someone interested in nursing, you might seek the professors on this list for their knowledge by attending the schools where they teach or by reading about their work.”

Joey Bishop presents Top 20 Most Influential Pregnancy Experts posted at Ultra Healthy, saying, “You may not be familiar with all the names on this top 20 list of the most influential pregnancy experts, but their work has influenced many people, including other experts.”

Edna Goldberg presents The Surgeon Hall of Fame: Most Influential Surgeons of the Past Decade posted at Online Surgical Technician Courses, saying, “The following list of surgeons contain individuals who have pioneered medical procedures, or they give lectures and/or they have become household names, thanks to television or the Internet.”

Herbert Aitken presents Top 20 Myths & Facts About High Fructose Corn Syrup posted at Master of Public Health, saying, “High fructose corn syrup, corn sugar, corn syrup, or any other name you may have for it, is highly controversial. However, there are a lot of myths about this weetener, listed here.”

Engelbert Hudson presents 52 Eye-Opening Global Health Videos on YouTube posted at Health Sherpa, saying, “One of the biggest issues right now is health. Global health appears to be in the news regularly, as we find out more about health conditions around the world — and compare these conditions to health in the U.S. Public health professionals are always trying to figure out ways to improve the health of citizens at home, and in other countries.”

Julia Wells presents Top 20 Most Influential Obesity Experts posted at MPH Degree, saying, “Obesity has become a serious public health issue. These 20 experts have done wonders to help solve the problem.”

Baily Hayden presents The Ultimate Guide to Nursing Careers & BSN Degree Programs | Online BSN posted at Nurseblogger, saying, “Those interested in a career in nursing have a significant amount of options. This guide serves to help list these options for prospective nurses.”

Delmy Martin presents Top 20 Most Influential AIDS Researchers posted at Health Sherpa, saying, “The following 20 individuals are but a few of many researchers who have contributed work with varying results, although every researcher on this list has influenced many people.”

Israel Baline presents Radiology Technician Schools posted at Online Radiology Technician Schools, saying, “Twitter is now being used by people across a wide variety of industries, including scientists. Here is a list of 25 fantastic twitter apps for scientists.”

Rona Burstein presents Family Nurse Practitioner Programs posted at e-Med News, saying, “If you are interested in learning more about nurse practitioners, you can watch these 50 great videos that contain insight on the career.”

CPF presents 5 Tips On How To Lose Belly Fat Naturally And Safe posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “No one wants to starve in order to lose weight. See these tips on how to do it in a safe and effective way—without starving yourself.”

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