Cold sores and fever blisters are one in the same. They’re caused by the herpes simplex virus and they’re quite contagious. Cold sores usually last about seven to ten days. They start out with a tingling feeling around the outside of your lip, and into red, raised, fluid filled blisters within a day or two. [...]

There are a variety of conditions and ailments which are specific problems for women. Men don’t menstruate for instance, so herbal remedies which help with heavy monthly flows, increasing breast milk production, or drying up breast milk are all of no consequence to men. This article is dedicated to just a few issues women can [...]

Besides changing your dietary habits, other things that will help reduce and eliminate hemorrhoid problems include weight loss and exercise. If you’re overweight or obese, that excess body weight puts strain on your anal muscles, and this strain can cause the vein swelling and inflammation. Losing as little as ten pounds can make a big [...]

Most people who suffer from hemorrhoids don’t go to the doctor for treatment, and the problems often resolve on their own. Chronic hemorrhoids can be probelmatic though, and should be treated with natural approaches. There are some surgical approaches that are sometimes used for treatment, but usually the natural approaches work fine by themselves and [...]

Hemorrhoids are also known as piles, and they’re simply swollen and inflammed veins in your anus and rectum. There are two types of hemorrhoids: Internal and External.
Hemorrhoids are a common problem for many American adults. In fact, many sources say at least 50% of adults have experienced hemorrhoids by the time they reach the age [...]

Since many opinions are that stress plays a primary role in IBS flare ups, managing that stress is considered to be one of the best natural treatments for IBS. Doctors and natural practitioners alike feel it can be beneficial to learn breathing and calming exercises, practice meditation, and practice stress relieving activities such as yoga. [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is also known as IBS. This is a condition suffered by one in five Americans, and is thought to be undiagnosed and untreated in as much as 70% of sufferers. IBS is a problem for women more often than men, but it is not associated with more severe colon related diseases. There [...]

If you choose to do a juice fast, regardless of whether you’re doing it to lose weight or cleanse and tone your body and its major organs, breaking that fast properly is a very important part of the process.
If you try to go from a liquid diet straight to regular solid foods, you will get [...]

Another very popular and somewhat easy way to clean your colon, digestive system, and waste disposal organs in your body is to go on a liquid diet. Often referred to as fasting, these can be done using either fruit or vegetable juices, and they work quite well for cleansing and toning your entire body. They’re [...]

Enemas are a controversial and unpleasant topic for many people, but as you study herbal remedies and medicines, you’ll come across this concept frequently. That’s because enemas, or colonic irrigations and flushes, are one of the fastest ways to carry toxins and old waste out of your body.
Often when you’re recovering from a disease or [...]