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Herbal Remedies And Holistic Ayurvedic Medicine Information And News

Holistic Herbalist presents info about herbal remedies and medicinal herbs in a unique way that covers traditional uses, clinical research approved benefits, side effects, precautions and safe use, drug interactions, herb pictures, dosage and phytochemical ingredients and herbal research resources. Dr. Vikrama comments on herbal remedies and medicinal herbs with the balance approach of holistic ayurvedic medicine and modern herbal medicine. Simply you are informed about natural, safe and effective botanicals and herbs. Also visit www.holistic-herbalist.com for more info and services by Dr. Vikrama


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September 12, 2007 23:16 - Natural Herbal Remedies, Dietary And Nutritional Supplements Arrest And Reverse Heart Disease

Dietary And Nutritional Supplements Arrest And Reverse Heart Disease

The facts that diet and nutritional supplements such as many natural herbal remedies can effectively arrest the progression of heart disorders and eventually reverse them. This fact has been validated innumerable times in the practices of all qualified herbalists and in the lives of many many persons.

Dr Dean Ornish had been one such pioneer to validate this fact based on scientific medical study. Now Dr Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD shares his story, "In my 21-year Cleveland Clinic nutritional study, I (Read, natural herbal remedies or I found that natural herbal remedies) arrested and reversed advanced coronary artery disease in patients who had already undergone bypasses and angioplasties; some had even been told by their cardiologist that they had less than a year to live."

This study builds from epidemiological evidence in plant-based cultures, such as rural China, the Papua Highlanders, central Africa, and the Tarahumara Indians, where the inhabitants are virtually free of coronary disease.

My recent book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, updates the study beyond 21 years, making it the longest of its type. Those patients told by expert cardiologists 20 years ago that they had less than a year to live who are alive and well in 2007 are a particularly compelling story.

Dear Friends, this is all normal and natural, nothing miraculous healing or cure. Silently natural herbal remedies like Terminalia arjuna, Guggul and several other herbal remedies are producing the magic in the lives of persons who are using them.

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September 12, 2007 23:13 - Advertising Of Unhealthy Food And Child Obesity

Advertising Of Unhealthy Food And Child Obesity:

Children Food and Beverage Initiative announced that 11 US corporations have agreed not to advertise unhealthy food to children. Hershey and Coco Cola pledged that they won't use children below 12 years in their advertisement.

We share the results of one poll that had been done for the impact of this kind of initiative of not using children in advertisement of unhealthy food. The result of poll is - 7% people agreed that it will reduce the child obesity greatly; 56% maintained that it will stop child obesity moderately, 35% voted that it will have no effect on child obesity, 5% voted that it will eventually increase child obesity.

It is good on the part of corporations to take such an initiative. But it is the greater responsibility of parents and all of us to show children the non-beneficial effect of unhealthy food - by teaching and by EXAMPLE. Only then the impact will be lasting. If we empty the bottle of soft beverage before children and tell him that it is unhealthy, no child will buy into this fact. We, as parents and responsible members of society need to take such healthy enhancing initiatives ourselves.

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September 3, 2007 11:48 - News Related With Herbal Remedies and Supplements Industry

Consumer group urges ban on functional foods

In a letter to the FDA, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) called for a ban on the sale of 75 beverages, cereals, and snack foods containing herbs. CSPI believes that consumers are being mislead by health claims on the products' labels. The group alleges that functional foods like Snapple and Arizona Teas are unsafe and "spiked" with "illegal" ingredients. FDA promised to "carefully evaluate" CSPI's concerns. ABC News, July 18; Natural Business Journal, August 2000.

Supplement makers settle FTC suit

Enfamol Nutraceuticals Inc., maker of Efalex and Efalex Focus, and J&R Research, maker of Pycnogenol, settled a suit with the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing they would no longer advertise these supplements as a treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The companies were not required to pay fines. FTC officials stated they are particularly concerned about dietary supplements with unproven claims being marketed for children. Reuters, May 11, 2000.

Frontier Natural Products Co-op to study Echinacea cultivation

Through a grant from the Organic Farming Research Foundation, Frontier Organic Research Farm will investigate whether Echinacea grown in plots with native prairie medicinals and grasses is more resistant to aster yellows disease than Echinacea grown in monoculture. The farmers also will assess whether inter-planting improves productivity, weed control, and beneficial insect counts. Frontier Press Release, May 30, 2000

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September 3, 2007 11:37 - Three Different Dosage Of St. John's Wort Tested For Depression

More than 25 double blind clinincal research trials have affirmed again and again the efficacy of St. John's Wort or Hypericum perforatum for the treatment of mild to moderate depression. In one Swiss study, researchers tried to determine the optimum dosage of hypericin. So they tried different concentrations in 348 patients in the multicenter research project. This study used the standard dosage of 0.33 mg hypericin per day and two other dosage variants - higher and lower dosage.

Volunteers for the study were recruited from 38 centers in Germany and Switzerland. Participants were divided into three groups based on dosage they are taking - 0.33 mg per day, 0.17 mg per day and 1.0 mg per day. Researchers measured improvement using the Hamilton Psychiatric Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17), self-assessments from patients (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and physician assessments (Clinical Global Impression Scale).

Physicians rated the efficacy of SJW "moderate to good" in roughly 70 percent of cases for all of the groups. Self-assessments by patients supported these results. Seventy-four patients reported a total of 82 mild side effects during the course of the study; however, only seven were causally linked to SJW. The most common complaints were nausea, headache, and dizziness, and there was no difference in the overall incidence between groups. There were 88 dropouts from the study due to lack of compliance, medical reasons, or other causes.

The overall response rate in this study was 62 to 68 percent, which is higher than the average 55 percent response rate the authors found in the 13 placebo-controlled studies they analyzed for their study. The lack of a dose-response effect in this trial with SJW standardized for hypericin content may provide support for the theory that hypericin is not the main active constituent for the relief of mild-to-moderate depression. - Krista Morien, HRF

[Lenoir S, Degenring FH, Saller R. A double-blind randomised trial to investigate three different concentrations of a standardised fresh plant extract obtained from the shoot tips of Hypericum perforatum L. Phytomedicine 1999; 6(3): 141-146.]

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August 31, 2007 21:15 - Professional Beauty India 2007

Expomedia Events India present PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDIA, a B2B exhibition aimed at bringing together the entire spectrum of the beauty industry. From professional beauty treatments, spa and massage, holistic treatments and wellbeing products, nail care, hair care, retail beauty products and industry suppliers of packaging, ingredients and machinery, Professional Beauty India presents a one stop shop for all professionals whose business is related to the beauty industry.

Highlights of Professional Beauty India 2007

2nd December

PBI07 will also play host to India Cup Open Competition - India's first national level Hair & Beauty competition. Expomedia Events India has joined hands with National Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (NHBA) (which is also the India Chapter for OMC) to organize a national level competition for the Hair and Beauty industry. Poised as the most respected Hair & Beauty competition of India the main categories of the competition will be:
• Hair
• Make-up
• Nail
• Body Painting

The winner of the competition will get a direct entry to the finals of OMC World Cup in Chicago (March 2008) Workshop on Crystal Therapy to be hosted by a well known international expert from UK. Seminar on Franchising Opportunities in the Salon and Spa industries by the Franchising Association of India (FAI).

3rd & 4th December

PBI07 will also host the 2nd Spa Strategy Conference during the exhibition. Spa Strategy Conference is an ideal forum for those working or investing in this sector. The conference provides a platform for spa owners, directors, investors, managers and hoteliers to network and discuss strategy on improving their spa business and learn from leading national and international experts.

Prominent national and international Hair Stylists, Makeup Artists and Cosmetologists will hold Master Classes for the knowledge savvy professionals on two days of the event. All the above programmes will attract senior industry professionals from all over the country to the exhibition.

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