Alternative Medicine

How To Get Beautiful Skin

There are several key factors relating to a person’s lifestyle habits that dictate how their skin looks.  Adopting the following lifestyle recommendations can really improve the overall look and feel of your skin: Eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is as important for the health of your skin as it is for the rest [...]

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How To Treat Dog Ear Infections

Some dogs are prone to ear infections.  The symptoms typically associated with an ear infection are scratching of the ears, shaking of the head, irritability when the ears are touched, or whimpering when the ears are touched.  Ear infections are caused by a number of different factors including bacterial infections, ear mites, unhealthy environments, food [...]

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Glucosamine and Chrondrotin Supplements Aid in Pain Management of Arthritic Dogs

Glucosamine and chondrotin  supplements have been proven effective for humans for keeping the cartilage of joints healthy.  Since glucosamine is a precursor for glycosaminoglycans, and glycosaminoglycans are one of the major components in joint cartilage, supplemental glucosamine is often used to help prevent cartilage degeneration and treat arthritis.  The same glucosamine treatments used by humans [...]

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Supplements, An Alternate Method To Treating Cushings Disease In Dogs

Summary:  Natural supplements are a more cost effective, less invasive way to help control your dog’s Cushings disease than the regularly prescribed veterinary treatments. Cushing’s disease, also  called hyperadrenocorticism, is caused by the production of excess hormones from the adrenal glands.   Cushing’s disease typically occurs in older dogs with a variety of symptoms that can [...]

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Cranberry: A Great Solution For Preventing UTIs In People And Dogs

It is fairly well understood that the addition of a couple of glasses of cranberry juice per day can help to prevent a human from developing urinary tract infections (UTIs).  Cranberry juice is very high in vitamin C, which helps to acidify the bladder, and make it an uninhabitable place for bacteria. UTIs are caused [...]

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