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The Medical Properties of Silver Hydrosol

October 17, 2014

Properties of silver hydrosol

Silver hydrosol is a mixture of pure ware and silver particles that is used for different medical purposes. The use of this mixture for different medical purposes is based on the unique properties of silver metal. The metal has been known as a strong antibiotic agent. Besides, its reputation as a common form of treatment in the history of medicine makes its use in the current times rather popular as well. This, however, is mainly observed in the alternative and complementary form of medical practice across the world. Currently, silver hydrosol is packaged and sold as a health supplement.

Silver hydrosol

Medical uses of silver hydrosol

There are several medical uses of silver hydrosol. These are outlined in the sections that follow. What is important to note is that many of the uses of silver have been developed after extensive research. In the same manner, some of the uses of this compound are still subjects of intense research.

Silver hydrosol for microbial infections

The medical use of silver hydrosol has largely been based on its ability to kill disease-causing microorganisms. Even during the ancient times, its use was basically limited to its ability to kill bacteria and other organisms that cause infections to the human body. In its current form, silver hydrosol is usually used to limit the extent of infection of disease-causing microorganism on patients. Usually, the compound is topically applied as an ointment at the site of an infection. This form of application makes it possible for the compound to limit the extent of spread of microbes on the body of a patient.

Enhancing the efficiency of the immune system

The relationship between the action of silver hydrosol and the immune system is not new. There has been growing evidence that the treatment can be effectively used to improve the overall functioning of the immune system of a patient. It has been the general consensus among alternative and complementary medicine practitioners that silver hydrosol, when used in the colloid form, can improve the way the natural immune system of the body fights invasion of the body by disease-causing microorganisms. It has been argued that this ability of the compound to restore the immune system to its ideal state is what enables it to fight many different forms of ailments and diseases in patients.

Silver hydrosol

Help in treating chronic diseases

Generally, many chronic diseases cannot be successfully treated by any single therapy or method. What usually happens is that a combination of different methods of treatment is used to manage the disease over the course of time. However, there are certain cases in which chronic diseases have been successfully treated using a combination of different therapies.

There are different types of chronic diseases which include cancer, diabetes and even Aids. Silver hydrosol plays an important role in the process of treating these diseases. This is to say that the compound does not directly work to treat the diseases; rather, it has been shown that silver hydrosol has specific properties that can help to limit the extent of diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Benefits of using silver hydrosol

There are several benefits that a patient gets when silver hydrosol is administered as a health supplement.

First of all, the amount of nutrients in the body of a patient is greatly enhanced following the use of silver hydrosol. This can be greatly beneficial to patients who are suffering from diseases that inhibit the functioning of the immune system.

Second, use of silver hydrosol has been known to boost the efficiency of the physiological processes in the body of a patient. Usually, disease interferes with many physiological processes in the body. One important process that is interfered with is the removal of waste products in the body. Interference with this process contributes to accumulation of toxins within the body of a patient, thus undermining the healing process. However, following the use of silver hydrosol, the overall efficiency of physiological processes in the body of a patient is greatly improved.

 

Possible risks of using silver hydrosol

Just like any other treatment method, use of silver hydrosol for medical purposes is not without any risks. There are several issues that may arise in the course of the treatment. The good news is that medical practitioners who use this compound as an alternative treatment understand these risks and are in a position to offer valuable advice n how to avoid them altogether.

First, there is a complicated relationship between this treatment and occurrence of anemic conditions in patients. When particular therapies of silver hydrosol are used on patients, it has been observed that this may contribute to development of anemic conditions. The good news is that this is usually a temporary condition that can be handled quite easily.

Second, all the different forms of therapies of silver hydrosol are completely unsuitable to persons who are allergic to silver. Therefore, before getting silver hydrosol, it is important for one to consult the doctor for advice. The doctor will perform simple tests to determine whether or not the person is Alaric to silver.

Here at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Centre, we use different forms of therapies to complement conventional treatment methods that our patients are using. Our use of alternative therapies to treat chronic diseases is based on the fact that chronic diseases are best tackled by an integrated approach. Furthermore, we have personalized our services to such an extent that the needs of our patients take the center stage. Visit us in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for such services.

The Medical Properties of Silver Hydrosol

 

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Vaginal Rejuvenation With PRP And Stem Cell

October 16, 2014

New Direction In Sex Therapy: Vaginal Rejuvenation With PRP And Stem Cell

The need for sex therapy arises from the fact that there are many individuals who encounter one of the many forms of sexual dysfunction at some point in their lives. For women, there are many different forms of sexual dysfunction that may make it necessary for them to seek treatment. This is why vaginal rejuvenation with PRP and stem cell therapy offer new direction in sex therapy.

The need for sex therapy

Women can encounter one of the many forms of sexual dysfunction at some point in their lives. The causes are varied, but they may be natural or induced by the presence of another factor such as disease or even medication that is being used to treat a completely unrelated condition.

Regardless of what specific type of sexual dysfunction a woman may be suffering from, one thing about sexual dysfunction problems is that they are usually degenerative in nature. What this means is that once a specific type of problem sets in, it is unlikely that it will subside over the course of time. This makes it necessary for one to seek medical attention immediately.

Types of sexual dysfunction in women

Vaginal RejuvenationWomen may have one of the many forms of sexual dysfunction problems. For example, many are the women who fail to experience orgasms during sexual intercourse. Known as female orgasmic disorder, this problem inhibits the ability of a woman to lead a sexually fulfilling life. There can be many different types of causes for this condition but it is normal to find that its presence in an individual is contributed to by multiple factors. Also, there is variation in the manner in which the problem is manifested in women. For some, there may be complete absence of orgasm in their lives; this is the severe form of the disease. For others, the orgasm may be too weak for the woman to get full satisfaction; this is the mild form of the condition.

Apart from problems with experiencing orgasms, some women may find it difficult to engage in sex altogether. This is so because of the women may not experience any desire for sex. There are several causes for this. For example, some women who have gone through their menopause period do complain of a low level of desire in sex. This in itself may not be a problem. However, the moment the lack of desire interferes with the sexual life of an individual, the need to get treatment arises definitely.

The third type of sexual dysfunction that is common in women is pain when having sex. Although lack of enough lubrication during sex has been known to contribute to a painful sexual experience, this is a completely different problem altogether. Here, a woman experiences pain in the course of penetration and even during the actual process of intercourse. This is a complicated problem that is usually caused by multiple factors, key among them being the psychological state in which the woman is. This condition makes it very difficult for a woman to have pleasurable sexual experience. Its occurrence, therefore, wreaks havoc in one’s sexual life.

How PRP stem cell therapies work

Basically, this type of therapy has its foundation on the concept of tissue regeneration. The human body has special stem cells whose main function is to differentiate and give rise to new cells that replace those which are worn out. This is a fundamental physiological process in the body and it is quite evident in the process of healing of a wound after injury. Stem cells are able to give rise to new cells thus leading to regeneration of the tissue and overall healing of a wound.

At the heart of this therapy is use of platelets that that are rich in plasma. Known as platelet-rich plasma, this substance is able to stimulate rapid division of stem cells thus leading to regeneration of tissue. First, blood is drawn from a woman and specially treated to separate the platelets from other blood components. The stem cells are then triggered to release growth factors before being injected to the vaginal area.

The platelets that are injected into the area stimulate rapid division of stem cells giving rise to new tissues. It is this regeneration of tissues that leads to vaginal rejuvenation in women, leading to treatment of different forms of sexual dysfunction.

How PRP stem cell therapy gives new direction in sex therapy

Vaginal RejuvenationThere are several ways in which PRP stem cell therapy gives new direction in sex therapy. To begin with, the therapy is completely natural since it uses platelets that have been obtained from the body of an individual and used to treat the same individual. Unlike other forms of treatment for sexual dysfunction, PRP offers the advantages of natural treatments to women, the main one being lack of side effects.

The second one is that the therapy has been seen to treat different forms of sexual dysfunction problems in women quite effectively. Rejuvenation of the vagina makes it possible for a woman to experience orgasm during sex quite easily. This is because of the renewal of vaginal tissue as well as the clitoris. Also, rejuvenation of the vagina enhances the sexual life of an individual in many different ways. The vagina becomes supple and appealing because of the rich supply of blood thus, enabling one to enjoy her sexual life in general.

Dr. Dalal Akoury of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Centre is a specialist in the use of PRP stem cell therapies to treat different forms of sexual problems in women. Here at AWAREmed, we have devoted ourselves to ensuring that women enjoy their health and wellbeing to the maximum. And since sexual wellness is an integral part of overall wellness and health of an individual, we take pride in helping many women overcome some of the most pressing sexual problems in their lives. Feel free to visit us in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for safe and effective therapies.

New Direction In Sex Therapy: Vaginal Rejuvenation With PRP And Stem Cell

 

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How Chemotherapy Contributes To The Need For Detoxification

October 15, 2014

Detoxifying Diet After Chemotherapy

What is detoxification?

detoxificationNaturally, the body functions by producing chemical compounds. The chemical compounds produced are as a result of the biochemical activities which take place at the cellular level. The result of the biochemical activities is that compounds which are required by the body are produced. In addition to this, some compounds which are not required by the body are produced as byproducts of the reactions. It is such biochemical compounds, which are usually toxic in nature, that require to be removed from the body through a process called detoxification. If not removed, the toxins tend to accumulate in the body, thus forming a good breeding ground for many other forms of diseases and illnesses.

Why is detoxification necessary?

Naturally, the body has its own detoxification mechanism. This happens principally through two organs: the liver and the kidney. The liver is able to purify blood of all manner of impurities and channel them out of the body through complex physiological processes. In the same manner, the kidneys are collect and dispose toxins from the body using appropriate mechanisms.

There are certain times when the natural detoxification process of the body is overwhelmed by the amount of toxins present. At such times, the body requires support for it to be able to remove all the accumulated waste products. A common scenario occurs when is undergoing chemotherapy, a form of cancer treatment that makes use of pharmacological drugs to kill the cancer cells.

How Chemotherapy Contributes To The Need For Detoxification

The chemical compounds that are used in the drugs present a serious problem to the body. Normally, after the compounds have performed their function of killing cancer cells in the body, it is up to the liver and the kidney to eliminate them. In most cases, the drugs are broken down and eliminated via the liver. However, in the course of treatment, the overload of chemical compounds that need to be broken down and eliminated makes the natural detoxification mechanism to be overstretched. This leads to a buildup of toxins in the body of a patient who has just undergone chemotherapy.

The buildup in toxins is manifested in different ways. For instance, one may complain of inexplicable fatigue, stomach and headache. In other cases the presence of toxins in the body may compromise the functioning of the immune system. This makes a patient quite vulnerable to a number of ailments. It is, therefore, necessary for one to detoxify the body immediately after undergoing chemotherapy.

How to eat right for your body during detoxification

detoxifying your bodyThe overall goal of detoxification after undergoing chemotherapy is to cleanse the body of all toxic products that are produced from the drugs used in the treatment. For this to be achieved, there are several things that need to be done in the course of the process. These are outlined as follows.

  • Preparing for detoxification

First, there is the need for a patient to be strong enough to go through the detoxification process successfully. Usually, detoxification is a long process that involves adopting specific eating habits, exercising and taking plenty of water. As such, a patient who has undergone chemotherapy is usually too weak to start the process immediately. Therefore, there is need for one to take time and build physical strength before starting the process. Strength can be easily built by doing light exercises and taking plenty of fluids to start with.

Second, water plays a very important role in the detoxification process. Even at times when your body is perfectly normal, you need water to help you remain healthy. Water not only helps your body function properly but also plays a leading role in removing waste products from it. Therefore, during detoxification after chemotherapy, one needs to increase the amount of water taken every day.

  • Fiber and detoxification

Third, one needs to increase the amount of fiber that is taken in the diet. Normally, fiber plays an important role in the process of digestion. A certain amount of fiber in the diet is necessary to make the process of digestion complete. When one has undergone chemotherapy, the presence of fiber in the diet is even more important. Therefore, one needs to increase its amount by eating whole fruits and vegetables in plenty. A good amount of fiber in the diet speeds up the elimination process of toxins from the body, thus helping one to recover from the effects of chemotherapy quite fast.

  • Use of antioxidants when detoxifying

Fourth, one needs to increase the intake of antioxidants. Usually, antioxidants are contained in vitamins A, B, C and E. when one eats fruits and vegetables as well as special supplements that contain these minerals; the detoxification process is dramatically sped up. Antioxidants have been known to help the body cells recover from the toxic effects of drugs that are used in chemotherapy. Therefore, by increasing the amount of food that contains antioxidants, one can speed up the detoxification process following chemotherapy. However, when buying such supplements, it is important to read the labels carefully before buying.

Dr. Dalal Akoury started AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Centre as a leading place for the treatment and management of cancer using alternative and complementary therapies. We use this approach when treating our cancer patients because we believe that is the best way of helping them overcome the toxic effects of conventional treatment methods such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This helps our patients attain overall wellness and health within the shortest time possible; a great achievement to us.

How Chemotherapy Contributes To The Need For Detoxification

 

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Medicare Law and The Cost Of Chemotherapy

October 15, 2014

Medicare Law Has Little Impact On The Cost Of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy in general

Chemotherapy is one of the many types of methods that are used to treat cancer. Depending on the particular type of cancer, its level of progression and other factors, this method has proven to be one of the most effective ones in reversing the effects of a tumor in the body by killing the cancer cells directly.

Although effective, chemotherapy has been described as one of the most expensive forms of treatment for cancer. The type and amount of drugs that are used in the course of the treatment usually amount to a substantial amount. Yet cancer is a disease whose adverse effect on the population is well documented.

Therefore, the need to develop programs that reduce the cost of undergoing chemotherapy has dominated academic and public debate for long. That is why the government developed a comprehensive medical law to help in bringing down the costs of chemotherapy.

How the chemotherapy costs are covered in the Medicare law

Generally, the law seeks to reduce the financial burden of undergoing chemotherapy by following four main strategies designated as plan A, B, C and D. every one of these plans covers different aspects of the overall cost and vary from the rest in terms of the amounts that are covered for every component of the treatment.

Chemotherapy

For Plan A, cover for the costs of chemotherapy is extended to patients who are admitted to a hospital. The hospitals that are taken into consideration when this plan is applied are the usual public ones as well as the specialized medical facilities that offer cancer treatment and care to patients. This plan is different from Plan C under which care is extended to outpatient clients only.

For Plan C, all the provisions under plan A and B are included but there are other additional advantages that are provided to individuals. What this implies is that a person who is subscribed to Plan C of the Medicare policy is able to enjoy a range of advantages in terms of reduced costs for undergoing chemotherapy. The advantages apply to any hospital or cancer treatment facility.

Then there is the last plan which is referred to as Plan D. under this plan, an individual is able to enjoy reductions in the cost of buying the drugs that are used for chemotherapy. Although this plan covers all the prescription drugs that one may use in the course of undergoing chemotherapy, it is worth noting that the plan only covers outpatient services. This implies that it is not applicable to the drugs used by inpatients.

How the Medicare law sought to reduce the cost of chemotherapy

Passed back in 2003 and 2005, the Medicare law sought to help reduce the costs of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Generally, the law pursued several approaches. The first one was reducing the usage of highly priced drugs for treating cancer. since a large portion of the costs of undergoing chemotherapy are consumed by buying highly priced drugs, the law sought to reverse this by introducing special reimbursements to clinics that charge clients a fee for their service. The idea was that by reimbursing such service providers, the manner in which they recommend drugs for cancer treatment would be controlled.

Therefore, under the legislation, different types of drugs were accorded different levels of reimbursements to the service providers. The law sought to reduce the high dependence that service providers show on such expensive drugs by reducing the amount of reimbursements that is offered to them. This way, it was thought that service providers would find selling such drugs not as profitable as it was before and consequently reduce the frequency with which they prescribe them to their patients.

Impact of the Medicare law on the cost of chemotherapy

Although the Medicare law that was developed and passed sought to bring down the costs of chemotherapy to individuals who are registered in the plan, this has not been the case. So far, things have turned out quite differently from what the drafters of the policy and laws intended. Increasing academic opinion indicates that the policy itself has failed, apart from the relevant legislations that were passed as a way of implementing it. There are several ways in which this failure in the law and policy has been seen. These are described in the sections that follow.

First, it has now become obvious that the law has failed to limit the extent to which doctors prescribe the most expensive drugs to patients. When developed, the law sought to limit the number of highly expensive drugs that doctors recommend to their patients by reducing the amount of reimbursements that are offered to doctors on such drugs. The idea was that by reducing the amount of reimbursement that is offered to doctors on such drugs, doctors would definitely avoid recommending them to their patients because of the financial implications involved.

However, this has not been the case. Over the course of time, doctors have continued to prescribe to their patients the most expensive drugs. This only means one thing; that the policy has failed to achieve this objective.

Another way that the Medicare law can be said to have failed in achieving its objectives can be seen in the relationship between the overall cost and rate of cancer. Research studies have indicated that cancer rates have fallen slightly over the years. However, the overall cost of cancer has been rising over the years. Yet the overriding objective of the Medicare law was to reduce the costs of chemotherapy. What this implies is that the law has failed to curb the rising costs of chemotherapy for patients and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry.

It is because of this situation that the need for comprehensive cancer treatment and management is on the rise. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a leading institution in provision of integrated cancer treatment therapies. We believe that an integrated approach has an important role to play in overall cancer treatment and management practices.

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Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Stress And Ebola

October 14, 2014

Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Stress And Ebola

What is adrenal fatigue?

Adrenal fatigue is a broad term that is used to describe a condition in which a person feels exhausted as a result of failure of the adrenaline glands to function properly. The adrenaline glands are two small structures that are located near the kidney. The glands are responsible for the overall hormonal balance in the body. This is a very important function and it is carried out in two broad ways. First, the adrenaline glands are directly involved in the maintaining the hormonal balance within the body of an individual by producing   a number of important hormones. Secondly, the glands control the production and distribution of the majority of different other hormones in the body. Therefore, apart from directly producing important hormones in the body, adrenal glands are important in that they regulate the production and distribution of other hormones.

Signs and symptoms of adrenal fatigue

Basically, adrenal fatigue develops when the adrenal glands are not working as they should be. There can be several reasons that make the adrenal glands to malfunction. For example, chronic diseases such as different types of cancer can interfere with the way the glands function. This definitely leads to adrenal fatigue.

Adrenal fatigue

Generally, diagnosis of adrenal fatigue is a difficult task. This is because the condition produces symptoms that are similar to other medical conditions that are different from it. Also, since the term actually describes a broad amalgamation of signs and symptoms, it may be difficult for a doctor to isolate it from other conditions that may cause similar symptoms.

However, there are certain signs and symptoms whose appearance should be taken as an indication that a person is suffering from adrenal fatigue, that is, if no other direct cause of the symptoms can be pointed out. For example, a feeling of general weakness or fatigue is a clear indication that one may be suffering from adrenal fatigue. This is true particularly if the condition persists and it cannot be attributed to any other medical condition. Lack of energy is usually accompanied with other related signs such as a low level of libido, dizziness and a characteristic tiredness even after one has had a long night’s sleep.

The second sign and symptom of adrenaline fatigue is related to changes in a person’s moods and level of hormones. Moods are usually determined by hormones. Since adrenal fatigue affects the way the adrenal glands function, the hormonal balance within the body of an individual is disturbed. When this happens, a person tends to experience sudden changes in moods over the course of time.

Stages of development of adrenal fatigue

Chronic StressAdrenal fatigue does not develop overnight. The condition follows a course of development from the time when one experiences the first signs and symptoms to the stage where it becomes a chronic condition. In the first stage, the body of an individual is forced to release a lot of hormones that are associated with the ‘fight or flight’ instinct. This usually happens after a person is exposed to stressful conditions.

In the second stage of development of adrenal fatigue, the body gets accustomed to the conditions to which it first reacted with sharply during the first stage. At this stage, the body tends to make its own internal changes in the production and distribution of hormones. More and more cortisol is produced at the expense of other hormones which are meant to serve different other purposes. Cortisol is the hormone that helps individuals to cope with different forms of stress.

The hormonal imbalance that arises as a result of the body concentrating on producing cortisol and ignoring the production of other equally important hormones is what leads to the different signs and symptoms that a person experiences as a result of adrenaline fatigue.

The effects of adrenal fatigue

Adrenal fatigue causes a number of unpleasant effects in the body. Because of the stages in which the condition goes through as it progresses, its effects on the body tend to be felt in progression as opposed to sudden changes. Therefore, one is likely to fail to realize the full impact of the condition until when it is too late. By this time, the functioning of the adrenal glands is completely impaired that one’s body is unable to cope with any form of stress.

There is a complex relationship between adrenal fatigue and a horde of different types of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer and even Ebola. Although studies are still ongoing, it can be deduced that the degenerative effect of adrenal fatigue on the body predisposes it to the possible development and advancement of such diseases.

How adrenal fatigue can be reversed

There are several different by which adrenal fatigue can be reversed. The good news is that all these methods are natural and are available here at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Centre. The methods can be divided into several categories. The first one is about the use of different forms of nutritional supplements. Such supplements contain magnesium and different types of vitamins which have been found to help in restoring the functioning of the adrenal glands to their ideal state. The second one involves use of exercises and general lifestyle habits as a way of restoring the adrenal glands to their ideal state. Lastly, adrenal fatigue can be reversed by taking the right kind of food while at the same time avoiding excess sugars and other unhealthy substances.

Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Stress And Ebola

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