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NEWS ARTICLES

Acidophilus and Other Probiotics (2008-04-23)

What are Probiotics?

Probiotics are live microbial organisms that are naturally present in the digestive tract and vagina.

Probiotics are considered beneficial and are sometimes referred to as 'friendly' bacteria. Some of the ways they are thought to promote health include suppressing the growth of potentially harmful bacteria, improving immune function, enhancing the protective barrier of the digestive tract, and helping to produce vitamin K.

Migraine (2007-12-04)

Prevalent in women and those under forty, migraines are a hideous affliction which we are seeing more of in practise. Whether hereditary, hormonal, dietary, due to atmospheric pressure or stress we need to be able to offer answers to help the patient through the pain while the underlying causation is adressed. Antony Haynes looks at the alternatives.

Naturopathy (2007-09-28)

Naturopathy is a non-invasive system of treatment, which encourages the body's vital force to resist disease and promote healing through a wide range of modalities. Techniques used are often compatible with the vital curative activity of the body, such as air, water, sunlight, relaxation, exercise and dietary therapy. Many other techniques are used as well, for example; acupuncture, homeopathy, herbalism, energy medicine, bodywork, counselling and osteopathy to name a few. These modalities vary from practitioner to practitioner and depending on the country of practice. Naturopaths use different forms of diagnosis, these include: skin, hair, nails and tongue analysis, iridology, kinesiology, urinalysis, as well as other forms of non-invasive testing (depending on the practitioner)."

Unicare Pharmacy and Health Store: a pharmacy you can trust

Unicare Pharmacy and Health Store: a pharmacy you can trust: "Acidophilus and Other Probiotics
What are Probiotics?
Probiotics are live microbial organisms that are naturally present in the digestive tract and vagina.

Probiotics are considered beneficial and are sometimes referred to as 'friendly' bacteria. Some of the ways they are thought to promote health include suppressing the growth of potentially harmful bacteria, improving immune function, enhancing the protective barrier of the digestive tract, and helping to produce vitamin K."

Unicare Pharmacy and Health Store: a pharmacy you can trust

Unicare Pharmacy and Health Store: a pharmacy you can trust:

"Migraine

Prevalent in women and those under forty, migraines are a hideous affliction which we are seeing more of in practise. Whether hereditary, hormonal, dietary, due to atmospheric pressure or stress we need to be able to offer answers to help the patient through the pain while the underlying causation is adressed. Antony Haynes looks at the alternatives.

What happens on the inside?
During an attack, the blood vesels in your brain dilate and then draw together with stimulation of nerve endings near the affected blood vessels. The constriction in the blood vessels is probably what causes the pain.

Conventional Migraine Treatment

Conventional migraine treatment involves simple painkillers, anti-sickness drugs or then the 'triptan' group of drugs such as sumatriptan (Imigran), rizatriptan (maxalt) and zolmitriptan (Zomig). These drugs cause the blood vessels around the brain to contract, thus counteracting the dialation that seems to part of the initial migraine process. The medical textbooksalso emphasise the importance of lifestyle andietary advice."