Pre-menstrual tension affects 70% of women. Symptoms include depression, headaches, painful breasts, water retention, fatigue. Actually, it should be called pre-menstrual syndrome. The tension side is only part of the problem. PMT can be divided into four subgroups: PMT A (anxiety), PMT C (craving), PMT D (depression) and PMT H (hyperhydration). Some vitamins and herbs [...]

Migraine headaches are discussed under Migraines, but now let us look at so-called normal headaches. These headaches can develop after a hard day’s work, or spending too much time in glaring conditions. These are a different type of headache but certainly painful and debilitating. There are a number of causes of headaches that are not [...]

Cold sores are a viral infection {herpes simplex) and are highly contagious. The name cold sores apply to their appearance when you are suffering with a cold. They can also accompany periods of stress. The reason they manifest at this time is because your immune system is underactive when you have a cold, an infection, [...]

Bites and stings can be very painful and some people have life-threatening allergic reactions to the venom. There are many preparations available, manufactured and natural. Our grandmothers used to apply blue-bag to bee stings. There are many other things you can do to help reduce the pain of bites and stings. Bull ant sting can [...]

Too often I find that the diet is made up in one day of toast, sweetened coffee or tea, biscuits, soft drink, a meat pie or sausage roll, hot chips; cream bun; sausages or fried foods, bread, tomato sauce, and peas, mashed potato and gravy. This is typical food for a number of working persons [...]