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Breast affections that can make you think of cancer
Quite often by using self examination of the breasts women detect the presence of one or more nodules, which makes them panic as they think only of breast cancer. Doctors say women should not thing of what is worse first, as statistics say most of the nodules turn out to be benign after a deep investigation. In case you did not know any benign entity is not cancerous.
Some of the nodules can have a soft consistency, are mobile, not adherent to the nearby tissues, are perfectly round and smooth and don’t have a certain size. They can be painful quite often. The reason these nodules appear is the hormonal change that takes place in the woman’s body. This type of nodules can turn out to be cysts or a small bag that contains liquid.
Natural Treatment benefits of Salvia Officinalis
Besides the fact that common sage (Salvia officinalis) is used for preparing different types of food, you should know salvia is good for treating various affections too. This plant has been used a lot in China, being considered ‘a sacred plant’ as it was useful in treating the brain and the eyes affections.
Due to the fact that scientists discovered that vitamin A and C is stocked inside salvia leafs, we can all understand now why this plant was used for treating the eyes.
Another quality of this plant would be aiding a weakened memory. It is most useful in those cases of mental fatigue that have lost the ability of deep focusing. In the cases of cerebral-spinal irritation and general hyper-sensibility, we can count on salvia too.
Common sage (Salvia officinalis) also has active properties upon the vegetative nervous system, meaning that it can normalize the functions of this system. One example would be normalizing the process of intense sweating.
As a response to Pigasus and for all those who care
A few days ago, surfing on the internet I have found on www.stumbleupon.com a page dedicated to the review of our blog. I have found there one comment that has intrigued me by its harsh words and I quote:
‘If you have a simple bruise, with no other tissue lesions you can apply on that area a bandage soaked in comfrey tea. Keep it there for one hour. The tea is easy to prepare: ½ l of boiling water adding 30g of comfrey. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Do not drink the remaining tea after applying the bandage.” Not satire. This person is serious. My thought is that if you’re going to play doctor you should be accountable for your crappy advice just like a real doctor. Furthermore, when these knuckleheads get sued they should use “complementary and alternative” lawyers who didn’t actually go to law school but practice law anyway. Maybe alternative law doesn’t suck as bad as alternative medicine.’
How to maintain your summer tan
After trying so hard to obtain a healthy tan for a lot of us it would be a pity to let it fade away. There are some tricks that can be applied in order for you to enjoy more of your chocolate looking skin.
Normally the bronze color of your skin is given by the pigment situated in your epidermal layer. In time, due to natural exfoliation of the cells and due to cosmetic treatments like peeling and gommage, the tan will fade away. These procedures should be done within a week before going in vacation and exposing your body to the sun. Also, avoid taking long showers or baths as they will have a resembling effect on your skin as cosmetic exfoliation has.
Summer Tan
You should use skin nurturing and hydrating lotions and creams daily as they maintain the healthy aspect of your skin and also delay its exfoliation, meaning that they will help you enjoy more of your tan.
6 Tips on how to treat conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis (pink eye or red eye), the redness of the white area that surrounds your iris and pupils can be quite a problem sometimes. Our sight is one of our most precious gifts that we get borne with. Not being able to see well due to itching, burnings and pains of our eyes is quite troubling. Conjunctivitis gives all these symptoms and even though it does not threaten us with loosing our sight it is bothering to the patient in cause.
Here are a few things you can do before you call the doctor:
Red Eye
1. You can try to remove the redness in your eyes by applying 2-3 times a day a bandage with warm water on your closed eyes. You must leave it there for 10 minutes.