Remedies

Kidney infections result from excess bacteria that have built up in the kidney. Doctors also call them pyelonephritis. Kidney infections can require hospitalization to treat severe symptoms, and so home remedies alone usually are not enough to treat them. Kidney infections are often the most serious of urinary tract infections (UTIs) because they have the most potential to damage the kidneys and spread to other body areas. Other UTIs may affect the bladder, ureters, or urethra, but are less likely to cause as significant damage. If a person suspects they have a kidney infection, they should see their doctor straight away. Are home remedies safe for kidney infections? Kidney infections can cause severe symptoms and lead to kidney damage, and so a person will need antibiotics to ...

Have you ever noticed red patches on your skin with a silvery coating of some kind? If it’s pretty consistent, there is a chance that you may have plaque psoriasis. This is often found on your elbows, lower back, scalp, and knees. Psoriasis is a chronic disease in which your skin cells’ process of maturity speeds up to the point that it reaches the surface. Since the old skin cells remain unchanged, the new skin cells tend to thicken and be covered with flaking skin. According to Health.com, the precise cause of this skin condition isn’t quite clear yet. Mona Gohara, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine, explains that “something is happening at the level of the T-cell, one of the immune cells in our body, that signals the skin to overproduce.” ...

The sad reality is that bacne is experienced by many. Because if you think about it, the skin on your back gets clogged, too. Not only is bacne difficult to prevent, but it can also present some challenges to many people trying to get rid of it. The good news is that treating bacne is not necessarily impossible. Medical experts and practitioners have shared facts on how there are natural remedies that can further help you with the elimination of bacne. A dermatologist from New York City by the name of Elizabeth Hale shared a piece of helpful advice to those who are suffering from bacne. She said that sweaty clothing is one of the common causes of bacne. Furthermore, the hair follicles in the back can easily trap the bacteria and sweat, thus paving the way to breakouts. As for any ...

Hyperkalemia is a silent but life-threatening condition. It commonly occurs with little to no symptoms but could lead to paralysis, heart failure or cardiac arrest when left untreated. People experience hyperkalemia due to high levels of potassium in the blood. It can be triggered by health conditions, medications, and herbal supplements, according to Dr. Axe. The significant increase of potassium in the body has been associated with kidney disease, dehydration, trauma, severe injury and the use of potassium supplements. Luckily, there are drugs already available to prevent the serious effects of the condition. Treatments depend on the levels of potassium in the body. Changes to your diet and lifestyle can also help manage hyperkalemia. Natural Remedies for Hyperkalemia 1. A...

Holding the most appropriate acronym, seasonal affective disorder — SAD for short — is a form of depression that starts to creep up around the beginning of the rainy or cold season and tends to stick until the weather becomes warm again. People who suffer from this medical condition generally experience a decline in their mood, a lack of interest in daily activities and difficulty getting out of bed. Other symptoms include fatigue, irritability, anxiety, carb cravings, and weight gain. It is important to understand a bit more about the mood disorder and what triggers it before knowing the best natural remedies for this discombobulation. Why do people get SAD? It is believed that SAD occurs as a response to fewer daylight hours and a lack of sunlight, affecting people most durin...

Many may not know that cough­ing can help clear ir­ri­tants and in­fec­tions from the body, but when it per­sists, a dry cough can de­vel­op and be­come quite an­noy­ing. Some of you are prob­a­bly try­ing phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal drugs for your cough, while some may be in­ter­est­ed in a more nat­ur­al rem­e­dy. If you’re plan­ning on us­ing nat­ur­al reme­dies, it is im­por­tant to re­mem­ber that herbs and sup­ple­ments can af­fect med­ica­tions and cause un­want­ed side ef­fects. If a cough per­sists for a few weeks then you should seek med­ical ad­vice. Here are a few nat­ur­al reme­dies that you can try to kick that stub­born cough. Hon­ey and lemon This com­bi­na­tion has been a time-ho­n­oured way to soothe a sore throat. If Granny ever heard you were ill, she’d pull out the tea...

When tummy troubles flare, it can be tough to know the best course of action for relief. Though you may reach for an over-the-counter medication as a matter of course to quell stomach pain, many common drugstore meds can come with drawbacks. Still, how do you know which foods, oils, or supplements to trust? A number of folk remedies supposedly relieve stomach pain, but before you spend your money, it’s best to determine what’s based on evidence. 1. Peppermint Oil Peppermint has more to offer than flavoring Christmas candy canes. It can actually serve as a powerful analgesic. “The volatile oils and compounds like menthol that give peppermint its wonderful aroma relax the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract while increasing the flow of bile from the gallbladder, helping your body ...