Alternative Medicine
What is Homeopathy?
It was developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) in the late eighteenth century. It has a wide and growing popularity in the areas where it is practiced, being funded by some social security systems, as in England, France, India, etc..
Homeopathy emerges as a more benign and moderate mainstream medicine of the time, still based on the Hippocratic theory of humors, whose therapeutic arsenal had bleeding and purging as main weapons.
It is based on the principles of “like cures like it,” the principles of dilution and dynamization. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by diluting a substance gradually and repeatedly shaking the dilution (enhancement or dynamic) from the 12 CH dilution generally reached such a degree that is not even a molecule of the original substance.
Another principle is that it takes decisive symptoms of each patient and compared with the “pathogenesis” or compilation of symptoms of homeopathic remedies and determine which is the best remedy for each individual situation of each patient, for example:
• Bruising caused by trauma or fall are treated effectively with Arnica montana.
• Sprains knees, ankles, lumbar spine among others, are treated with Rhus tox.
• Cold sores, chickenpox, shingles can be treated with Rhus tox.
• States adynamic fever, influenza, typhoid fever can be treated with Rhus tox.
• Tired eyes, sprained wrists or fists, fatigue, trauma to the periosteum are treated with Ruta graveolens.
• Oral thrush in babies, treated with Borax.
• spasmodic cough with nausea, increased salivation, tongue clean Ipecac is treated.
• exogenous poisoning with vomiting and diarrhea, with desire for cold drinks, and anxiety is treated with Arsenicum album.
• Tennis elbow to route graveolens.
Likewise, a patient with anxiety, agitation desire to be together, one with exogenous intoxication with vomiting and diarrhea, another with asthma who improved from 1 to 3 am concerned that improvement with the window open, another patient with herpes zoster with burning sensation, with stirring, another patient with angina that is afraid to die, and this restless, ALL THEY CAN GIVE ARSENIC ALBUM!
As you can see only one remedy can improve, relieve and cure various conditions, this is a unique feature of homeopathic remedies, and this is because to various symptoms and ways of improvement or worsening accurate many “diseases” can be treated.
Already wrote Vijnovsky Dr.Bernardo MD. in the preface of his book. KEYNOTES HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA OF THE CODE OF KENT: “The drugs studied only reach 34, but although their number is apparently meager, are the most used in daily practice and represent, obviously, not less than 95% of usual requirements “
The anti-cancer trace mineral
The anti-cancer trace mineral
A trace mineral that is essential for the proper functioning of glutathione peroxidase and in particular for the optimal functioning of the thyroid gland.
The heart, kidney, lung, liver, pancreas and muscle contain high levels of selenium as a component of glutathione (2) is stored in the liver body the highest concentration, followed by the lens of the eye.
Symptoms of selenium deficiency include muscle pain, weakness and loss of pigment in the hair and skin and whitening the nail beds.
11 are considered selenium-dependent enzymes = selenoproteins
It is crucial as it serves to activate the glutathione peroxidase.
1. Protects animals from the toxicity of heavy metals: cadmium, mercury, arsenic, gold, silver and copper.
2. Stimulates the growth
3. Prevent cancer, sites with low selenium in the soil = cancer in animals (Male)
4. It is a natural antidepressant μgrs = 200 twice a day
5. It is an anti aging mineral. (3)
Some hypothetical functions include: maintenance of cytochrome P450, DNA repair, enzyme activation and immune system function.
These enzyme systems are well established as the primary antioxidant defense systems within the body. Reduced glutathione is the first line of defense against free radicals.
Teammate antioxidant is vitamin E.
It is crucial for the conversion of T4 (thyroxine) to T3 (triiodothyronine)
In conjunction with other antioxidants (vitamin A, E, C) are recycled each other prolonging the action of each one of them. Reduced glutathione performs the same function or recycle recharge exogenous antioxidants.
Mercury, a heavy metal competing for sites where selenium is deposited, interfering with its action. Lead also interferes with selenium. It is essential to chelate heavy metals to metabolic actions of this precious resource has made no alterations or blockages.
Consumption of selenium in the diet helps reduce the incidence of colon cancer of breast and prostate. (4)
The maintenance dose is 200 μgrs. Therapeutic dose μgrs 200 – 600 μgrs
Natural sources include Brazil nuts, pork kidney, lamb kidney, kidney, beef, seafood, seafood except fish are one of the best sources of selenium, garlic, brewer’s yeast, eggs, mushrooms, pine nuts, almonds , nuts, tuna, mussels, oysters, etc.
Broccoli reduce the risk of skin cancer
The broccoli extract may protect skin from UV rays. According to recent research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, broccoli extract may protect skin from harmful UV rays and reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, carried out a study on the effect of broccoli extract of harmful UV rays and reducing the risk of skin cancer.
Shows
* We chose 2 groups of hairless mice.
* Both were subjected to UV ray.
* One group was fed with an extract of broccoli and the other was applied sunscreen standard.
Results
* Mice fed broccoli extract developed 25% fewer tumors than the other group.
* 70% addition to developing tumors were of a size much less than that consumed broccoli extract.
This skin protection should be an active called glucosinolates, which when metabolized by the body becomes isothiocyanates, substances with anticancer properties.
Conclusion
* If these results are confirmed by further studies, the broccoli extract is considered an ally in fighting skin cancer, caused by UV rays.