I'd like to start taking astragalus for several different reasons. I have read in several places though that is is good for poor appetite. Does this mean that it will increase my appetite when it's already normal. I don't need to gain any more weight.
Thanks.
Answer:
In Chinese medicine, Astragalus Root is said to: boost the immune system, increase energy, stimulate appetite, fight fatigue, help with lung problems. It may increase resistance to viral infections, aid would healing, reduce water retention and help regulate blood sugar. These are some of the uses/claims.
Refs:http://www.nutrapower.net/astragalusroot...
http://www.drshen.com/astragalus.htm...Herbs in their natural state have a balancing effect on the body. So this means that any herb should only act to promote its beneficial properties where those are out of balance in the body. So for instance for Astragalus, if your appetite was normal (i.e. not low) then it should not have any effect. So I wouldn't worry about it giving you an appetite above your normal appetite, if it is already normal. This is the balancing effect of herbs.Best wishes.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Will 5 htp cause you to have the giggles for no reason for 10 or15 minutes.?
I have done this twice this week,and laughed so hard i was crying.
Answer:
How much are you taking? You can overdo it. You should stop for a while. normally its a few days on and a few days off. Do you need 5HTP? or are you experimenting.
I don't understand what htp is to know if I have experienced it.
Serotonin syndrome can cause a 'happy drunk' state, which leads to headaches and then other potentially life-threatening symptoms.Are you taking a prescription medicine with the 5-HTP, or taking other supplements such as SAMe or St. John's Wort? If you start getting headaches, you may want to stop taking the 5-HTP.
What is 5 htp?
I tried that 5htp, I felt great, but I gained 10 pounds in two weeks.
I like the fish oil too, that supposed to even out moods or something.
5htp does stuff to serotonin in the brain and can cause sever reactions when taking an ssri. you said you were on one and just went off so you could be having something going on in your brain. the ssri's over time (like a year) will make changes in how your brain reacts to serotonin. when you go off an ssri you have to wean yourself off it and so if you went cold turkey and then started taking 5htp that is a big no no and you should talk with your pharmacist or doctor about it. your doctor should be able to give you samples to get you through the weaning process then 5htp would be good just don't take it when you haven't adjusted off the antidepressant. and the reason I can say this is I almost killed myself. I was on paxil for a year (another ssri) and took a supplement that was for stress that had an ingredient in it that helped with serotonin production and I started getting suicidal tendancies. I recognised it though and stopped right away but never take a supplement without researching it first and what the interactions are.
Answer:
How much are you taking? You can overdo it. You should stop for a while. normally its a few days on and a few days off. Do you need 5HTP? or are you experimenting.
I don't understand what htp is to know if I have experienced it.
Serotonin syndrome can cause a 'happy drunk' state, which leads to headaches and then other potentially life-threatening symptoms.Are you taking a prescription medicine with the 5-HTP, or taking other supplements such as SAMe or St. John's Wort? If you start getting headaches, you may want to stop taking the 5-HTP.
What is 5 htp?
I tried that 5htp, I felt great, but I gained 10 pounds in two weeks.
I like the fish oil too, that supposed to even out moods or something.
5htp does stuff to serotonin in the brain and can cause sever reactions when taking an ssri. you said you were on one and just went off so you could be having something going on in your brain. the ssri's over time (like a year) will make changes in how your brain reacts to serotonin. when you go off an ssri you have to wean yourself off it and so if you went cold turkey and then started taking 5htp that is a big no no and you should talk with your pharmacist or doctor about it. your doctor should be able to give you samples to get you through the weaning process then 5htp would be good just don't take it when you haven't adjusted off the antidepressant. and the reason I can say this is I almost killed myself. I was on paxil for a year (another ssri) and took a supplement that was for stress that had an ingredient in it that helped with serotonin production and I started getting suicidal tendancies. I recognised it though and stopped right away but never take a supplement without researching it first and what the interactions are.
Why would lettuce make you sick?
I gave up eating lettuce because after a lot of trial and error I found it was what was making me sick, with bad stomach cramps etc. Has anyone else had this experience? Why would that happen? Could I be allergic to lettuce? Am I ultra-sensitive to whatever chemical they use in producing or preserving it? Other people seem to be able to eat it with no ill effects. It's hard to avoid it and I always have to ask people in restaurants not to give me any. Thanks!
Answer:
Lettuce is more difficult to digest than other foods. It's not necessarily an allergy, and it doesn't happen to many people. I suspect you probably also have trouble with some other green veggies as well. You are doing the right thing by not eating it. Have you tried spinich - it is also used to fill a salad? As far as the chemicals are concerned, lettuce is easy to grow in your garden at home. Buy some lettuce seeds and plant one seed in a container the size of the bottom of a gallon milk carton. That is how I plant my lettuce every year. This late in the season, you don't want to grow it outside, because the fall frost may kill it. Probably not, but why take the chance. Put holes in the bottom of the container for drainage and water it about every 3 days.Lettuce is easy to grow, and if you find that your own lettuce doesn't cause problems, then you will know that it is the pesticides or other chemicals on the commercially grown lettuce. If this is the case, I suggest you switch to all organic foods.
weird to say but maybe there was a few traces of e-coli in the lettuce.
Answer:
Lettuce is more difficult to digest than other foods. It's not necessarily an allergy, and it doesn't happen to many people. I suspect you probably also have trouble with some other green veggies as well. You are doing the right thing by not eating it. Have you tried spinich - it is also used to fill a salad? As far as the chemicals are concerned, lettuce is easy to grow in your garden at home. Buy some lettuce seeds and plant one seed in a container the size of the bottom of a gallon milk carton. That is how I plant my lettuce every year. This late in the season, you don't want to grow it outside, because the fall frost may kill it. Probably not, but why take the chance. Put holes in the bottom of the container for drainage and water it about every 3 days.Lettuce is easy to grow, and if you find that your own lettuce doesn't cause problems, then you will know that it is the pesticides or other chemicals on the commercially grown lettuce. If this is the case, I suggest you switch to all organic foods.
weird to say but maybe there was a few traces of e-coli in the lettuce.
Why would a Naturopath telI me to take Vitamin C, B and Zinc?
Why would I not just take a Multi-Vitamin, does it make a difference?
Answer:
Maybe the naturopath wanted you to specifically take those vitamins because those 3 do the most when it comes to repairing the body. Often times, a multi vitamin doesn't have a high enough dosage that individual ones would.
to boost immune system in times of stress. Stress or drinking a lot of caffeine and sugar drinks will deplete those vitamins in the body.
A multivitamin has only the minimum daily recommendations, which may not be enough for some people. The best form of B vitamin is liquid form. B12 is absorbed better in the mouth or by injection.
Ask your Naturapath, we're all just speculating.
Dummy..ask him
Answer:
Maybe the naturopath wanted you to specifically take those vitamins because those 3 do the most when it comes to repairing the body. Often times, a multi vitamin doesn't have a high enough dosage that individual ones would.
to boost immune system in times of stress. Stress or drinking a lot of caffeine and sugar drinks will deplete those vitamins in the body.
A multivitamin has only the minimum daily recommendations, which may not be enough for some people. The best form of B vitamin is liquid form. B12 is absorbed better in the mouth or by injection.
Ask your Naturapath, we're all just speculating.
Dummy..ask him
Why Viagra?
i recently buy viagra on doctor's prescription from http://www.gordoniihoodia.net so i wants to know how many days viagra takes to make my Night Rock
Answer:
WHY ARE YOU POSTING IN THE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH SECTION. VIAGRA IS A PRESCRIPTION MED. THERE'S NOTHING ALTERNATIVE ABOUT IT.
Answer:
WHY ARE YOU POSTING IN THE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH SECTION. VIAGRA IS A PRESCRIPTION MED. THERE'S NOTHING ALTERNATIVE ABOUT IT.
Why should assisted suicide be okay?
i am doing a research paper about assisted suicide. i dont want the arguement of 'why cant you just kill yourself by yourself?; so, why cant you? why do u need a physician to help you? (this is not about euthanasia there is a difference!)
Answer:
Assisted suicide IS euthanasia.This is a really good website about it:http://www.assistedsuicide.org/...And here:http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthan...
because doing it yourself is against the law and not too many people look kindly on the Drs. who do euthanasia=some families want it to be over with though ,especially if the person is being kept alive by machines
The argument for assisted suicide is usually that people have the right to decide when to die. In a way, it makes perfect sense. If you've decided it's time to die, have gone through some sort of a "pre-death" counseling, perhaps a mandatory waiting period, then why not have a doctor's assistance so you can make sure it's done painlessly, and that it works, so you don't end up jut maiming yourself? It's a point of view that I think is pretty easy to sympathize with as a basic right. But, it gets more complicated when you look into why not. There's the question of medical ethics. Doctors traditionally pledge that they will "first, do no harm." So ending the life of a healthy person may be unethical, and ethics are very important to medicine. Of course there is the question of whether one can sanely and rationally decide to die. It runs counter to our nature as living beings to want to die. We just aren't supposed to be wired that way. Other factors in the debate are religious objections, ie, suicide is considered a mortal sin by some churches, the consideration of the patient's family, and of course tha fact that it's just kind of a creepy idea to most people. Of course in the case of the terminally ill, it's a totally different story, with totally different arguments. I think these ideas might give you a direction to go in for the paper. Hope the brainstorm helped!
With the words ‘physician-assisted’ in front, the humanitarian manner of the suicide – and its lawfulness – is apparent to most people. Clearly it is not a sad, depressive suicide because only a competent, dying adult can get this sort of help from a doctor.Each person has autonomy over their own life. Persons whose quality of life is nonexistent should have the right to decide to commit suicide, and to seek assistance if necessary.
Sometimes a terminal illness is so painful that it causes life to be an unbearable burden; death can represent a relief of intolerable pain.Those who argue that PAS is ethically justifiable offer the following sorts of arguments: 1. Respect for autonomy: Decisions about time and circumstances death are very personal. Competent person should have right to choose death.
2. Justice: Justice requires that we "treat like cases alike." Competent, terminally ill patients are allowed to hasten death by treatment refusal. For some patients, treatment refusal will not suffice to hasten death; only option is suicide. Justice requires that we should allow assisted death for these patients.
3. Compassion: Suffering means more than pain; there are other physical and psychological burdens. It is not always possible to relieve suffering. Thus PAS may be a compassionate response to unbearable suffering.
4. Individual liberty vs. state interest: Though society has strong interest in preserving life, that interest lessens when person is terminally ill and has strong desire to end life. A complete prohibition on assisted death excessively limits personal liberty. Therefore PAS should be allowed in certain cases.
5. Openness of discussion: Some would argue that assisted death already occurs, albeit in secret. For example, morphine drips ostensibly used for pain relief may be a covert form of assisted death or euthanasia. That PAS is illegal prevents open discussion, in which patients and physicians could engage. Legalization of PAS would promote open discussion.
I don't think it should be allowed for any reason. Little things lead to bigger things. It's legal in some countries to have assisted suicide (Euthanasia) if all you are is depressed! That's wrong because you might not always be that way.
It's not up to us to decide when we should die.
God gave us life and He's the one to decide when to take it.
Because some people just can't do anything right without someone stepping in to help
Assisted suicide should not be okay.As Christians, we believe that human life is a sacred gift from God to be cherished and respected because every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). In heeding God’s command, "Thou shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13), we recognize that we cannot end of our lives or the lives of others as we please. We must respect and protect the dignity of human from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.Euthanasia occurs when a doctor or medical staff person administers a lethal dose of medication with the intention of killing the patient. Assisted suicide occurs when a doctor or medical staff person prescribes a lethal amount of medication with the intent of helping a person commit suicide. The patient then takes the dose or turns the switch. We also recognize the need for the proper management of pain. Modern medicine provides effective treatments for pain that guarantees that no one will suffer a painful death. No one needs to escape pain by seeking death. Suicidal wishes among the terminally ill are due to treatable depression similar to that of other suicidal people. If we address their pain, depression and other problems, then there is generally no more talk of suicide.Repercussions of Assisted Suicide
+ The patient seriously, possibly completely, damages his or her relationship with God.
+ Anyone assisting a suicide gravely endangers his or her spiritual, psychological, and emotional well-being including family members and medical professionals.
+ Corruption of the medical profession: whose ethical code calls on physicians to serve life and never to kill. The American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and dozens of other medical groups argue that the power to assist in taking patients’ lives is "a power that most health-care professionals do not want and could not control.”
+ Society will more and more disregards the dignity of human life.Possible Corruptions
+ Exploitation of the marginalized: The poor, the elderly, minorities, those who lack health insurance would be the first to feel pressure to die.
+ Cost control: Patients with long term or expensive illnesses and considered economic liabilities would be encouraged die.
+ Rebirth of historical prejudices: Many able-bodied people, including some physicians, say they would "rather be dead than disabled." Such prejudices could easily lead families, physicians, and society to encourage death for people who are depressed and emotionally vulnerable as they adjust to life with a serious illness or disability. Jesus uttered the words of faith that continue to inspire and to guide the Church’s teaching in this mystery of Christian death: "This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again" (John 10:17). With love in Christ.
Answer:
Assisted suicide IS euthanasia.This is a really good website about it:http://www.assistedsuicide.org/...And here:http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthan...
because doing it yourself is against the law and not too many people look kindly on the Drs. who do euthanasia=some families want it to be over with though ,especially if the person is being kept alive by machines
The argument for assisted suicide is usually that people have the right to decide when to die. In a way, it makes perfect sense. If you've decided it's time to die, have gone through some sort of a "pre-death" counseling, perhaps a mandatory waiting period, then why not have a doctor's assistance so you can make sure it's done painlessly, and that it works, so you don't end up jut maiming yourself? It's a point of view that I think is pretty easy to sympathize with as a basic right. But, it gets more complicated when you look into why not. There's the question of medical ethics. Doctors traditionally pledge that they will "first, do no harm." So ending the life of a healthy person may be unethical, and ethics are very important to medicine. Of course there is the question of whether one can sanely and rationally decide to die. It runs counter to our nature as living beings to want to die. We just aren't supposed to be wired that way. Other factors in the debate are religious objections, ie, suicide is considered a mortal sin by some churches, the consideration of the patient's family, and of course tha fact that it's just kind of a creepy idea to most people. Of course in the case of the terminally ill, it's a totally different story, with totally different arguments. I think these ideas might give you a direction to go in for the paper. Hope the brainstorm helped!
With the words ‘physician-assisted’ in front, the humanitarian manner of the suicide – and its lawfulness – is apparent to most people. Clearly it is not a sad, depressive suicide because only a competent, dying adult can get this sort of help from a doctor.Each person has autonomy over their own life. Persons whose quality of life is nonexistent should have the right to decide to commit suicide, and to seek assistance if necessary.
Sometimes a terminal illness is so painful that it causes life to be an unbearable burden; death can represent a relief of intolerable pain.Those who argue that PAS is ethically justifiable offer the following sorts of arguments: 1. Respect for autonomy: Decisions about time and circumstances death are very personal. Competent person should have right to choose death.
2. Justice: Justice requires that we "treat like cases alike." Competent, terminally ill patients are allowed to hasten death by treatment refusal. For some patients, treatment refusal will not suffice to hasten death; only option is suicide. Justice requires that we should allow assisted death for these patients.
3. Compassion: Suffering means more than pain; there are other physical and psychological burdens. It is not always possible to relieve suffering. Thus PAS may be a compassionate response to unbearable suffering.
4. Individual liberty vs. state interest: Though society has strong interest in preserving life, that interest lessens when person is terminally ill and has strong desire to end life. A complete prohibition on assisted death excessively limits personal liberty. Therefore PAS should be allowed in certain cases.
5. Openness of discussion: Some would argue that assisted death already occurs, albeit in secret. For example, morphine drips ostensibly used for pain relief may be a covert form of assisted death or euthanasia. That PAS is illegal prevents open discussion, in which patients and physicians could engage. Legalization of PAS would promote open discussion.
I don't think it should be allowed for any reason. Little things lead to bigger things. It's legal in some countries to have assisted suicide (Euthanasia) if all you are is depressed! That's wrong because you might not always be that way.
It's not up to us to decide when we should die.
God gave us life and He's the one to decide when to take it.
Because some people just can't do anything right without someone stepping in to help
Assisted suicide should not be okay.As Christians, we believe that human life is a sacred gift from God to be cherished and respected because every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). In heeding God’s command, "Thou shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13), we recognize that we cannot end of our lives or the lives of others as we please. We must respect and protect the dignity of human from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.Euthanasia occurs when a doctor or medical staff person administers a lethal dose of medication with the intention of killing the patient. Assisted suicide occurs when a doctor or medical staff person prescribes a lethal amount of medication with the intent of helping a person commit suicide. The patient then takes the dose or turns the switch. We also recognize the need for the proper management of pain. Modern medicine provides effective treatments for pain that guarantees that no one will suffer a painful death. No one needs to escape pain by seeking death. Suicidal wishes among the terminally ill are due to treatable depression similar to that of other suicidal people. If we address their pain, depression and other problems, then there is generally no more talk of suicide.Repercussions of Assisted Suicide
+ The patient seriously, possibly completely, damages his or her relationship with God.
+ Anyone assisting a suicide gravely endangers his or her spiritual, psychological, and emotional well-being including family members and medical professionals.
+ Corruption of the medical profession: whose ethical code calls on physicians to serve life and never to kill. The American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and dozens of other medical groups argue that the power to assist in taking patients’ lives is "a power that most health-care professionals do not want and could not control.”
+ Society will more and more disregards the dignity of human life.Possible Corruptions
+ Exploitation of the marginalized: The poor, the elderly, minorities, those who lack health insurance would be the first to feel pressure to die.
+ Cost control: Patients with long term or expensive illnesses and considered economic liabilities would be encouraged die.
+ Rebirth of historical prejudices: Many able-bodied people, including some physicians, say they would "rather be dead than disabled." Such prejudices could easily lead families, physicians, and society to encourage death for people who are depressed and emotionally vulnerable as they adjust to life with a serious illness or disability. Jesus uttered the words of faith that continue to inspire and to guide the Church’s teaching in this mystery of Christian death: "This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again" (John 10:17). With love in Christ.
Why ritalin uses for extra active childrens?
As retalin is an activator medicine, why it uses for extra active childrens?
Answer:
While in adults Ritalin acts as a stimulant, in over active children it for some reason has the opposite, a a calming affect.
seems people dont want to feed the kids good food and a balanced diet, drugs is needed, and schools ar getting a five hundred dollar kickback from the drug people per child on ritlin and people are not punishing their kids to teach them disapline, so they have to drug them up
kandie has a good answer.
the PC incorrect answer is because the lawyers stick their body parts in school so they can't do what they need- like play outside. parents buy into the need to have too much of stuff so they don't work with their kids. it is easier for society to medicate children than 'really' look for the causes.
growing up in the 60's we had drugs but not from school nurses. we had real food not chemically manufacture chicken and stuff.
heck we didn't even have'PEANUT ALLERGIES". we had real food.
Answer:
While in adults Ritalin acts as a stimulant, in over active children it for some reason has the opposite, a a calming affect.
seems people dont want to feed the kids good food and a balanced diet, drugs is needed, and schools ar getting a five hundred dollar kickback from the drug people per child on ritlin and people are not punishing their kids to teach them disapline, so they have to drug them up
kandie has a good answer.
the PC incorrect answer is because the lawyers stick their body parts in school so they can't do what they need- like play outside. parents buy into the need to have too much of stuff so they don't work with their kids. it is easier for society to medicate children than 'really' look for the causes.
growing up in the 60's we had drugs but not from school nurses. we had real food not chemically manufacture chicken and stuff.
heck we didn't even have'PEANUT ALLERGIES". we had real food.
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