| Herbs and naturopathy are two approaches
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| | with each main meal is a simple and
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| that complement one another to form a
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| | extremely beneficial way of increasing
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| whole system of healthcare - herbal
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| | the quantity of minerals, vitamins and
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| naturopathy. To see how, it is useful to
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| | enzymes consumed each day. The
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| look at some of the significant features
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| | health-giving properties of a salad can
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| of the two individual disciplines.
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| | be enhanced by using a dressing that
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| Herbs
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| | includes, among other ingredients, extra
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| For thousands of years herbs were the
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| | virgin olive oil, organic cyder vinegar,
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| principal form of medical treatment. They
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| | fresh lemon juice, cayenne pepper and
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| have overshadowed only in the last
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| | mustard.
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| hundred years or so by western
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| | Fasting
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| science-based medicine, which views the
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| | Although not usually considered to be
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| body as a set of chemical reactions
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| | part of a diet, fasting allows the energy
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| rather than an organic whole. Modern
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| | usually expended on digesting food to be
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| medicine tends to use drugs to suppress
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| | diverted to the body's natural
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| the symptoms of illness. Herbs, on the
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| | self-healing processes.
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| other hand, aim to assist the body's own
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| | There are a number of options when
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| healing processes which, by definition,
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| | fasting. The most severe method is to
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| work on the body as a complete whole.
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| | abstain from eating food completely for a
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| Herbal means of promoting health are
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| | number of days. This fast should be
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| becoming more and more popular and people
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| | supervised by a naturopath. A milder
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| are becoming increasingly distrustful of
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| | version of fasting is to eat only fruit,
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| the powerful and frequently toxic drugs
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| | or drink nothing but fruit juice for two
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| prescribed by mainstream medical
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| | or three consecutive days. Several pounds
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| practitioners. Newspaper and magazine
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| | of fruit or several litres of juice, plus
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| articles dealing with herbs appear with
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| | additional water to drink, would be
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| increasing frequency, and herbal
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| | needed each day. If you are basically
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| treatments are becoming more accepted
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| | well, you can safely use these milder
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| among some general practitioners and
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| | forms of fasting on your own, and repeat
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| other members of the medical profession.
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| | each two weeks for two or three days.
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| Sometimes a strong herbal remedy is
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| | Otherwise a naturopath's help is again
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| required and in these cases it is
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| | recommended.
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| necessary to consult a practitioner who
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| | Three considerations when carrying out
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| has an extensive herbal training. These
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| | any type of fast are:
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| stronger remedies can provide a very
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| | 1. Plan to have extra rest.
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| effective treatment, but they can be
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| | 2. Expect some headaches at first -
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| costly and time-consuming.
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| | especially if you suddenly cut out
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| Milder herbal products can be found at
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| | drinking tea and coffee. Headaches can
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| health food shops or mail-order suppliers
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| | occur as extra toxins pass from the
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| of which Specialist Herbal Supplies is
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| | tissues into the blood stream. This is
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| one. These products can be used safely
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| | much more likely if you suddenly withdraw
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| without the need for supervision. Being
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| | from caffeine consumption. It is better
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| milder in their effects, however, they
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| | to slowly reduce then eliminate tea and
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| are likely to be more effective when
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| | coffee over a week or so. The likelihood
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| combined with naturopathy.
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| | of headaches reduces each time you fast.
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| Naturopathy
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| | 3. After the fast, take a day to gently
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| Although the term 'naturopathy' is only
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| | re-introduce starchy foods and protein to
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| beginning to become more widely
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| | allow your body to get used to them
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| recognised, many of its methods are
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| | again.
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| familiar and include the following:
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| | Exercise
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| - Exercise
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| | It is surprising how many people take
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| - Diet
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| | virtually no exercise other than walking
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| - Relaxation, including some
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| | around in the normal course of their
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| psycho-therapeutic approaches such as
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| | lives. This contributes to widespread
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| meditation or counselling
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| | heart problems and obesity. For many
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| - Moderate exposure to sunshine
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| | people, introducing moderate exercise -
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| - Hydrotherapeutic (water-based)
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| | such as taking up a sport, having a long
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| treatments, such as hot baths,
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| | walk twice a week or learning to dance -
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| alternating immersion of parts of the
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| | would greatly benefit health. Exercise
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| body in hot and cold water, and hip baths
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| | increases the circulation of body fluids
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| for the pelvic areas
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| | that carry nutrients to, and waste
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| - Bowel cleansing through enemas or
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| | products from, every organ, muscle and
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| colonics, and liver cleansing
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| | tissue in the body.
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| - Bony and soft tissue manipulation
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| | With exercise, there is the same range of
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| Naturopathy uses various combinations of
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| | options of 'mild' to 'extreme' that are
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| these methods to promote health. Here is
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| | found in the in the other naturopathic
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| more detail on some of these.
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| | activities listed above. Exercise needs
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| Diet
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| | to be carried out, but not to the point
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| Health can be improved in a variety of
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| | where it's distressing.
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| ways with the help of dietary changes.
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| | Exercise need not cost anything. Although
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| One of the simplest improvements to make
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| | it's possible to join a gym, you could do
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| is to increase the quantities of fruit
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| | at least as well by taking a long walk
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| and vegetables in the diet. A mixed salad
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| | every day which would cost you nothing
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