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Acid Reflux – Symptoms and Treatment
Acid reflux (also known as GERD or heartburn) is a common condition -- Over 60 million Americans experience it at least once a month.
For some, acid reflux is a temporary phenomenon experienced only when eating too much, or eating particular...
Holding Back the Years
Maintaining a youthful appearance is a goal for many of us - both men and women alike - as the years pass by we look at ways of preventing the onset of inevitable signs of aging. Thanks to an established range of treatments offered by LINE...
Lunesta ...... miracle sleeping pill?
Copyright 2005 Wendy Owen
Lunesta! What's all the fuss about?
It even sounds festive doesn't it ? And it appears that with this sleep medication, there may well be cause for celebration!
It's been some months now since Lunesta first...
Natural Treatment For Depression - Is There An Alternative?
Many people who are suffering from mild to moderate depression, are choosing to either forego drugs entirely, or to supplement the minimum dosage their doctor will prescribe, with natural treatment for depression.
This can include a number of...
Weight Loss with Alternative Medicine
Weight loss is one of the big topics-no pun intended-on the late
night television circuit. While flipping through the channels
after 11p.m., you are apt to come across several advertisements
for weight loss pills and diet supplements, each...
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SHOULD YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR HEALTH SOLUTIONS?
Copyright 2005 Judy Thompson
As a young person growing up in Columbus, Ohio, I used to be in awe whenever I went to the huge public library there. There were masses and volumes of information available on just about any subject you could possibly be interested in. Back in those days, however, it took a long time to locate what you were looking for, to take notes, and do all the needed research. Even today I admire those massive buildings, which are filled with so much knowledge shared by countless writers.
Now, of course, we also have the internet. The internet provides us with another kind of incredible library and this library is right at the fingertips of any computer user.
Since I’ve been fortunate enough to have friends who are a lot smarter than me, many times I’ve been told that I should do a “google” search about a certain company, product, or something I’m interested in. Thus, I’ve made it a practice to type in the search bar whatever I’ve been interested in and have discovered an amazing amount of information. There are literally millions of internet websites available and you can find information about nearly everything that could possibly interest you!
Should you do an internet search regarding solutions to health problems, or strictly depend on what your doctor recommends? Knowledge is power, but only if you use it wisely. If you have an emergency type problem, of course you should get medical help as soon as possible.
However, for non-emergency type problems, you may wish to gather all the information you can. Look at both the conventional medical and the alternative health sites. You will discover a wealth of information on them. Frequently, you will see that you can do things for yourself and not need to make that trip to the doctor. Why spend the time and money and take prescription drugs, which will have some negative side effects, if you can
alleviate your problem simply by using good nutrition? Perhaps, you could even avoid surgery by just changing your diet.
Whatever your problem is: cancer, heart disease, hearing problems, vision problems, allergies, diabetes, sleep problems, or a host of other diseases or problems, you can find helpful information on the internet.
One word of caution: when someone is selling something, the “hype” could be extreme. Its not always easy to tell if the person is excited because the solution for them brought such tremendous results, and they simply want to tell the world about it… or if they are in the business merely to make money. In my own case, I am a distributor for a company whose products I truly believe in and have received definite benefits from. While I do want people to use my company’s products so I can get paid, I would not want to represent a company if I could not believe in its products!
If you find something that looks good to you, that could be helpful with certain health problems that you, a family member, or friend have, do some comparisons. Just like you may shop several stores if you are looking for new furniture or appliances, it’s a good idea to do some comparative “shopping” on the internet. If you locate a website that looks really, really good, you can save it in your “favorites” file and find it again after you’ve done some more reading.
And after you’ve made your comparisons, you’ll usually find that there are some differences in opinion. But with the plethora of knowledge you have acquired, you will be better equipped to make the best decisions regarding your own special situation.
Judy Thompson is a former health teacher, and for many years has been a serious student of natural nutrition. Nutrition information and products may be found at and ordered from her website http://shopnutronix.com/333015895
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The Alternative Dictionaries |
Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages. |
www.notam02.no |
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Free-Codecs.com :: Download Real Alternative 1.51 : Real ... |
Download Real Alternative 1.51 : Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia files without having to install RealPlayer/RealOne Player. |
www.free-codecs.com |
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Free-Codecs.com : QuickTime Alternative 1.76 final : QuickTime ... |
Download QuickTime Alternative 1.76 : QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to ... |
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AlterNet: Home |
Syndication service and online community of the alternative press, featuring news stories from alternative newsweeklies, magazines and web publications. |
www.alternet.org |
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Open Directory - Health: Alternative |
the entire directory, only in Health/Alternative ... "Alternative" search on:. AltaVista - A9 - AOL - Ask - Clusty - Gigablast - Google - Lycos - MSN ... |
dmoz.org |
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Alternative Radio |
A weekly one-hour public affairs radio program that provides analyses and views that are ignored or distorted in most media. |
www.alternativeradio.org |
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The Alternative Medicine Homepage |
Information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies. Maintained by Charles B. Wessel, ... |
www.pitt.edu |
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Alternative Medicine, Home for Natural Remedies & Healthy Solutions |
Complementary and alternative medicine information about common health conditions, including natural remedies, holistic healthcare, healing foods, ... |
www.alternativemedicine.com |
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Alternative rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Alternative rock (also called alternative music [1] or simply ... The music now known as alternative rock was known by a variety of terms before ... |
en.wikipedia.org |
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EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page |
Provides information on alternative vehicle fuels and transportation technologies and related legislation. The center also distributes the newsletter ... |
www.eere.energy.gov |
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Alternative Comics: Publisher of cool comic books & graphic novels |
Alternative Comics, publishers of cool comic books, releases some of the most original and intelligent titles being created today. |
www.indyworld.com |
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Alternative Tentacles - Store |
Alternative Tentacles Records supplies the world with punk rock music from the Dead Kennedys, Nomeansno, and Jello Biafra. Featuring secure online ordering. |
www.alternativetentacles.com |
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Google Directory - Health > Alternative |
Related Categories: Health > Animal > Alternative Medicine (498) Science > Science in Society > Skeptical Inquiry (179) ... |
www.google.com |
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The Alternative Museum |
Free of physical restrictions, it presents online digital exhibitions, and live webcast events. Headed by international curators with cyber artist ... |
www.alternativemuseum.org |
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Centre for Alternative Technology Home Page |
CAT aims to 'inspire, inform, and enable' people to live more sustainably. A solutions driven organisation, offering practical solutions to environmental ... |
www.cat.org.uk |
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Los Angeles Alternative |
LA's only alternative weekly that is locally-owned and independent, bringing you the people, arts and ideas that make Los Angeles the center of the ... |
www.laalternative.com |
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NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Alternative |
Updated links to all Alternative newspapers (US) from NewsLink Associates. |
newslink.org |
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