May 26 2008
In the past, when medicine didn’t know the contemporary methods of treatment, people had to manage their ailments on their own. That is why their knowledge about various herbal preparations was very broad, much broader than the contemporary people have. Continue Reading »
May 26 2008
It is commonly known that herbs can protect our organism from many diseases and alleviate numerous ailments. Although everyone would agree that they are safe for our health, do not cause nay side effects and can be used with other medicines, this is not always the case. Using herbal medicines or herbal preparations carelessly may lead to more or less serious complications.
The contemporary market is of herbal medicines for different ailments. Tempted by colourful boxes and convinced that they are safe, we buy herbal teas for slimming, stomach ache or constipations and use them excessively to accelerate the process of treatment.
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May 26 2008
The old practice of beating children with nettles has its grounds just like shredding them and using as a fodder for chickens. When somebody gets stung by the nettle, we say “don’t worry, it’s good for your health”. Finally, dermatologists advice people with greasy hair to use shampoos with nettle essence.
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May 26 2008
Natural medicine practitioners used to find it difficult to persuade traditional doctors that herbs can be a sufficient remedy for serious diseases, such as coronary disease, psorisis, bronchitis etc. Nevertheless, herbalists continued their research and worked out new methods of treatment. Continue Reading »
Mar 21 2008
The concept of ecological catastrophe or ecological disaster appears in the Media very often. Ecological disasters can be brought about by natural factors, also known as “natural disasters” such as: fire, flood, volcanic eruption, droughts, cyclones and massive development of parasites and pests. Human activities lead to ecological disasters as well.
In fact, many environmental problems that people have to deal with today have been evoked by human beings. One of them is greenhouse effect, also called global warming. It is caused by harmful gases produced by power stations and exhaust fumes from cars. They go up into the Earth’s atmosphere and prevent heat from escaping. As the heat does not leave, the Earth gets warmer. However, not only power stations or cars are the ones that should be blamed for global warming. Producers of plastic packaging as well as the users of plastic caps or bottles tend to burn unnecessary plastics. One of the results of global warming is higher temperature which evokes abnormal weather conditions and leads to melting icebergs. Scientists claim that soon some peninsulas or islands may be flooded by melting icebergs and cease to exist.
