Herbal Medicines

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Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination comes from the flowering herb Phyllanthus amarusis which is found in India. Practitioners of the Ayurvedic medicine used this herb most of the time to treat liver problems. Ayurvedic is a medical discipline from India that is practiced for the past 5,000 years. This ancient medical practice focuses on the five 'elements': ether, air, fire, earth and water. It also focuses on the three doshas: Kapha, Pitta and Vata. Aurvedic medical practitioners tried to make a balance combination among these three components using herbs, massage, oils, nutrition, exercise, yoga and meditation. It is a huge proponent of health of mind and body. And it provides guidance to people regarding food and lifestyle so that healthy people remains healthy. And for those with health problems, they could have the chance to improve their health conditions.

Recently, scientists found the Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination to be effective in treating the virus that caused hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a chronic ailment which can potentially cause serious liver inflammation that caused jaundice, fatigue and other conditions. Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination is believed to have other substances that may protect the liver. Some clinical trials do not support the fact that phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination can effectively curb hepatitis B infection. But there are clinical trials that do furnish proof to the effectiveness of phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination. A study conducted in 1988 involving 37 chronic hepatitis B carriers, it was found out that 59% of those who took phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination for 30 days showed no noticeable levels of the major blood marker for the virus which is known to be connected with hepatitis B called Hepatitis B surface antigen, within 20 days after the treatment. As compared to the minimal 4% of those comprising the placebo group that showed similar improvements.

Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination can also be derived from Phyllantus species that are found in China, Cuba, Nigeria and Philippines. In China, it is often referred to as Phyllanthus niruri. In the United States you can find herbal medicines that use phyllantus alone in the formulation. Some herbal products do offer both Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination. The traditional Ayurvedic liver-support herbs used are Pirorhiza kurroa and Raphnus sativa.

Small clinical trials conducted throughout the years showed that Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination also helps control the blood pressure and reduce the blood sugar levels of the afflicted person. As of this time, there are no known drugs or nutrient interaction that is linked with Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combinations. The herbal medicine is generally safe to consume. But the Ayurvedic liver support combination could have possible drug interactions. It is better to take necessary precautions. Long-term use of Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination according to studies conducted by small clinical trials through the years showed that there are no side effects associated with Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination. To treat hepatitis, take 1 pill of each Phyllanthus/Ayurvedic liver support combination three times a day for it to be effective.

“At times it wasn’t pretty, but I stuck with it…”

So here they are! Week 1 results from 30-Day Primal Health Challenge participants that were kind enough to send end in their stories.

If you have any questions for participants, need advice or want specifics about diet and exercise hit us up with a comment.

Also, if you would like your 2nd week, 3rd week and/or 30-day results published in order to share your progress will fellow Apples and to get constructive feedback be sure to send them in by the dates listed here.

Keep up the great work everyone! And remember: take each day, each meal, each rep, each night’s rest one at a time. All you have to do is act as if the healthy way to do things comes naturally and effortlessly.

Participant 1: Nkem

I hope all is well. The following is the update of my first week going primal. More details can be found on my blog: Christmas Goat

Nutrition:

I didn’t eat anything processed all week. I eliminated all grains, tubers, 95% of dairy (I had cream in my coffee almost daily), all processed sugar, white flour etc. I ate a lot of vegetables and low glycemic fruit such as strawberries, cherries and apples. I would say that I was at least 97% compliant from a nutrition perspective.

* Average daily caloric intake for 7 days: 1758
* Macrobiotic percentage breakdown: 60% fats, 24% protein, 16% Carbs
* I held my daily carbohydrate intake to 100g/day

Exercise:

Due to work constraints I was unable to perform my usual workout routine and this week was a pretty light week for me with regards to exercise.

* Monday: Walk 35 minutes/Run 10 mins (45 mins total)
* Tuesday: Walk 35 minutes/Run 10 mins (45 mins total)
* Wednesday: Rest
* Thursday: Walk 35 minutes/Run 10 mins (45 mins total)
* Friday: Kettlebell training for 15 mins
* Saturday: Rest
* Sunday: Muay Thai training for 60 mins + Sprints (HIIT) on track for 15 mins

Results:

Surprisingly, with much less exercise than I usually perform every week I was able to drop from 241.5lbs (July 1st) to 232lbs (July 8th) for a total of 9.5lbs of fat lost. Truly amazing!.

Random Thoughts:

I’ve realized that it is impossible to outexercise a bad eating plan. I truly believe that I am somewhat insulin resistant and so I have to eat differently to get the results that I want. For me to have arrived at this point of breakthrough, I’ve had to sacrifice 12 weeks of any positive gains from a fatloss perspective. I’ve had to experiment with different eating patterns such as Intermittent fasting and gone through numerous changes in my exercise routine. I’ve had weeks of 2-4lbs fat loss just to see it come back after a weekend of heavy carb binging all while working out like a crazy person.

Now all these things as painful as they are to bear, have been a worthwhile price to pay for getting the kind of results I got this week. I now have my own personal formula for fatloss for this very moment in time and I have MDA to thank for that. What I’ve discovered is that it’s really not the high number of workout hours that I accrue in the from of HIIT, nor is it the heavy lifting, nor even the Muay Thai training. All those things are extremely important and surely help facilitate fatloss. However, what is now abundantly clear is that I can participate in all the aforementioned activities (which I’ve been religiously doing for the last 12 weeks without dropping…or gaining a single pound), but if I do not aggressively control my carbohydrate intake it doesn’t mean a damn thing.

Stay tuned for week2.

Thank you very much!
Cheers!

Participant 2: Charlotte of The Great Fitness Experiment

I’ll give you the good news first: Not a single grain has crossed my lips for 8 days now. I’ve eaten a lot of meat. And I think I’m single-handedly keeping the raw nut industry in the black. Surprisingly (to me), my workouts have not suffered for lack of grains. I’m enjoying CrossFit this time around just as much as the first - which is to say I hate every second of doing it but I love the results. Also good: no jelly beans, ice cream, candy, cookies or any other sugary nonsense! Which is even more impressive considering what, um, time of the month in it is (see the bad news for more on that). I honestly feel like I’ve had more energy and have been more stable without the white satan.

Staying true to the primal blueprint, I included one day of intermittent fasting - no food for 24 hours. I’d be all proud about that except that I’m pretty used to it seeing as it’s part of my religion (I’m LDS).

Read more about Charlotte’s attempt at the Primal Health Challenge.

Participant 3: Alexandra

Hi Mark-

My take on the challenge was to basically follow your rules for eating (with some dairy and without the IF, for now) and use Crossfit style training, with a few twists thrown in, for exercise.

And I’d say I’m about 90% Primal so far! I have less hunger, and I feel thinner (perhaps the “bloat” is gone). Using Crossfit definitely ups the intensity (it’s my second or third time following Crossfit), and I usually throw in some 10 or 15 minute cardio (interval or higher intensity) after the Crossfit workout. I have worked out 5 of the 7 days that I’ve been on the challenge.

I’ve had two “cheats” (or what I’m considering cheats) - I had loads of pineapple with dinner (pork and pineapple) on Sunday and overdid the nuts (heated them up in some butter, yum) one night. I love it that my “cheats” aren’t chips or ice cream or a cookie at work, but actually pretty healthy stuff considering the alternatives! What do you say about cheats like this?

Thanks for posing the challenge. My stats were essentially unchanged over the week, but I did notice a slight drop in bodyfat AND muscle. Yikes. I’ll give you the numbers next week (I do my weigh in and measuring on Saturdays).

Participant 4: Kara

I took the primal health challenge and I stuck to it all week. I ate plenty of vegetables, increased my healthy fat intake and cut out grains. I still ate about 2 servings of fruit a day because its all in season and hard to resist. I fell off the wagon and had chocolate danish Sunday night. Despite the minor setback, I am down 3-4 pounds. I am a healthy weight to begin with, but I always had 8 vanity pounds I wanted to lose, so I am halfway there.

Particpant 5: Rachel

So I have cut my carbs down to around 110g per day (that’s an average) and I’ve noticed that, having upped my fats, I don’t crave carb snacks. I’m now getting about 40% of my calories from fat on a day to day basis, and I’ve noticed that my stomach is much less puffy and feels less bloated. I love that change, since the puffiness has been the bane of my existence lately.

So far, so good. I’m walking and lifting and sprinting on Fridays (designated sprint day) and I’m feeling awesome!

Participant 6: Brian

Hola!

Alrighty, one week down on the primal challenge and so far so good. Dropped from 170.8 to 168. Was kind of rough this first week as my energy level seemed a bit wonky at times. Also didn’t get the amount of sleep I think I really needed due to work. Going to focus more on the sleep part of it this week and try to work out a bit more as well.

Any ideas on the energy issue? I’m combing through earlier posts from the blog, so I might find more answer there, but figured I would ask.

Look forward to seeing how everyone is doing so far!

Participants 7 and 8 are Bradford and Jeremy. They happen to be employees of Primal Nutrition, Mark’s Daily Apple’s parent company. Upon hearing about the challenge they decided to give the Primal Health Challenge a shot - to see if they could both lose some weight and get their eating habits and physical activity levels on track. Being connected to PN may give them an inside track on advice and encouragement, but both guys will be making major lifestyle changes across the board so it won’t be a picnic for either of them. We wish them, as we do all 30-Day Challenge participants, great results in this endeavor.

Participant 7: Jeremy

July 8th primal journal entry

The nutrition side of my diet started like this:

I had to do away with all the pizza and processed foods that I was eating. I didn’t eat too much sugar but I certainly enjoyed bread. I changed these foods with a lot of salads for lunch with ample veggies like green peppers, onion, tomato, broccoli etc. For dinner I ate some sort of non processed meat with a steamed vegetable, sometimes I would even eat another salad. Goals I wanted to achieve were complete dietary changes, cutting down on carbs and sugars and upping the fat which allowed me to burn this fat when I would go to the gym.

The gym was the next step in the process:

This is my 1st week at the gym.

• Day 1) A timed 300 calorie burn on the treadmill with a slight incline (1.5). Walking 3 min. running 5 minutes until 300 calories were burned.

• Day 2) Squats, Pull-Ups, Lat Pull-Downs, weighted (70 lbs.) abdominal Crunches on a machine-sitting, Leg-Lifts.

• Day 3) A timed 310 calorie burn on the treadmill with an incline (2.0)

• Day 4) Anaerobic workout day – I walked an outdoor stairwell ( About 180 stairs one way) up and down twice, This took about 45 minutes to complete.

• Day 5) Friday is an upper body workout. This consisted of:

Incline bench press, 3×10 at 50lbs. Pushups 2×10, weighted abdominal crunches on machine- sitting. Lat pull down 3×10 at 15lbs. Curls 3×8 at 25lbs.

• Day 6) A simple walk outside for about 45 minutes.

• Day 7) I played competitive half court basketball for a little over an hour. With a light shoot around before. A welcomed change from regimented workout

Workout summary:

I was able to go from 225lbs to about 217lbs. for a total of 8 pounds lost. I definitely felt my blood sugar levels changing and became a little dizzy because of that but all in all, I felt very good about my effort for the week and witnessed my greatest deal of soreness only after the stairs which did in fact stick with me for 3 days. But for the rest of the workout, soreness levels were minimal and expected. The great thing about a paleo diet that I have found so far is that after a workout, I am not just replacing the calories by eating high carb high sugar foods, which obviously lends itself to weight loss.

Summation of the week:

I have been told that most of weight loss comes from diet, and staying below 100 carbs per day has certainly lent itself to losing weight. I have also trained my body to burn fat, which is the tenant of the paleo diet that I am on. The first week was tough as stated earlier; I love pizza, Starbucks, and bread. But conversely, I do feel better. I can feel the physical difference of having the weight come off, in my knees and every day things like when I sit and stand up. I really had to sacrifice as far as my diet is concerned but the payoff has been definitely apparent so far. The weekend is the toughest as far as staying healthy and true to the paleo diet, obviously the pressures are there to reward myself for a good week of healthy eating, but so far I have stayed away from comfort foods and stayed true to the paleo diet.

I hope next week is just as prosperous.

-Jeremy

Participant 8: Bradford

Starting Weight 275lbs

Meals:

Same lunch all week, a salad with spinach, tuna, yellow peppers, mushrooms, oil, and vinegar. Occassionaly afternoon snacks of beef jerky or cottage cheese. Dinner was usually a form of grilled chicken or pork and steamed veggies. Sometimes later at night I’d have a Responsibly Slim protein shake jacked up with cocoa powder and almond butter. On Saturday I slipped up and had a couple 7-11 taquitos.

Exercise:

Tuesday: 25 minutes on the elliptical runner

Wednesday: Ran up and down a 192-step stairway twice (though the second time wasn’t much in the way of running).

Thursday: None

Friday: None

Saturday: 31 minutes on elliptical, 15 minutes of upper body weight lifting.

Sunday: 20 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes core exercises (abs), and weight lifting

Monday: 45 minutes combo of treadmill, stationary bike, and elliptical.

Avg. Calories: 1800

Avg. Carbs: 51g

Calorie Breakdown: 56% Fat. 9% Carbs. 35% Protein

Ending Weight: 268lbs (Lost 7 pounds!)

Ups and Downs:

Thursday on the stairs really tore me apart. I was sore for the next 4 days, wobbling around like a drunken cowboy from the aches in my legs. I bought a steamer for vegetables, and I’m actually learning to cook for the first time in my life. It’s a big step up from the hot pocket nights and Captain Crunch mornings of college. The highlight of the week was actually when I broke primal and ate taquitos, because instead of the usual plunge into carbolicious mayhem, I went right back to the Primal blueprint the next morning.

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Herbal Remedies at Home For Athlete's Foot
By John K Crawford

Feet may be the most abused part of you body, constantly suffocating inside of shoes, holding up the weight of your body and often forgotten in skin care treatments. There are numbers of foot care products on the market, however they are very expensive and contain harsh chemicals and artificial perfumes. Instead, try pampering your feet with natural home remedies that are gentle, effective, fun and affordable. Read follow materials to learn how to care for feet with natural home remedies.


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As the common cold, there doesn't seem to be a fast solution for athlete's foot. The fungus thrives in the warm, moist environment of shoes and on locker room floors. Most of time you don't need expensive long-term treatments. You can make a home remedy for athlete's foot that will make those itching, burning footsies happy once again.

First you'd better prepare some supplements such as lime, strawberries, olive oil, kosher salt, ground almonds, almond oil, and essential oil (lavender, rosemary or geranium).

Step1 Cut limes in half and then gently massage the juice into your feet, calluses and between your toes for five or ten minutes before rinsing with warm water. A simple and affordable foot care remedy, lime will help combat athlete's foot and foot odor and will leave your feet feeling soft and supple.

Step2 Mix eight strawberries,2 tbsp. of olive oil, 1 tsp. of kosher salt and 1/2 tsp. of finely ground almonds. Mash the ingredients into a paste to create an exfoliating foot care cream. Massage the paste into your feet, rinse and dry.

Step3 Try to moisturize your feet and heals with a few drops of almond oil after showering to prevent dry, cracking skin. Almond oil absorbs deeply into the skin, can help relieve aches and pains and is often used as a relaxing agent in aromatherapy. Always purchase small amounts of almond oil and store it in the refrigerator, as it goes bad faster than other oils.

Step4 In the end, add a few drops of essential oil to almond oil for a relaxing foot remedy anytime of the day. Rosemary, lavender and geranium essential oils not only smell fantastic, they also help to relieve tired aching feet. Add five drops of your chosen oil to ten teaspoons of sweet almond oil. Carry your oil with you and apply whenever your feet need a break.

To prevent future recurrences of athlete's foot, be vigilant about keeping your feet clean, dry (try a hair dryer to get in between those toes good), powdered, and in protective shoes when visiting public areas where the fungus may be lurking. If your athlete's foot persists after trying a few home remedies, see your doctor.

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