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A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that originates in your urinary system. UTIS are not only painful but they are extremely annoying. Serious complications can occur if the infection spreads to your kidneys.

Your urinary system includes your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, all of which play an important role in removing wastes from your body. Your kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs that are located in your upper abdomen and filter the waste from your blood. Tubes known as ureters carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder where it is stored until it exits through the urethra. Any and all of these parts can become infected.

Women are much more likely to experience a UTI. Actually over half of all women will develop a UTI in their lifetime. Some women will experience UTIS multiple times. Thankfully there are many ways to cure the infection and regain proper function of your organs and muscles.

Some people don’t develop any signs at all of having a UTI but common signs and symptoms include a strong and persistent urge to urinate, a burning sensation while urinating, passing frequent but small amounts of liquid, as well as blood in the urine or cloudy urine with a strong odor.

Each different type of UTI may result in specific signs and symptoms depending on which area of your urinary tract has become infected by bacteria. Acute pyelonephritis is the infection of your kidneys and can cause symptoms such as upper back and flank pain, high fever, shaking chills, nausea, or vomiting.

Cystitis is the infection or inflammation of your bladder which may cause pelvic pressure, lower abdominal discomfort, frequent and painful urination, and urine with a strong odor. Urethritis is the infection or inflammation of the urethra and causes a burning sensation when urinating. Men may experience a penile discharge.

Many UTIS occur when bacteria has entered the urinary tract and has began to multiply. Your urinary system has natural ways of fighting infection which are designed to help stop the growth of bacteria and keep out other such microscopic invaders. There are certain factors that will increase your odds of getting a UTI.

Cystitis commonly occurs in women after sexual intercourse. However even girls and women who aren’t sexually active are still susceptible to lower urinary tract infections simply because the anus is located so close to the urethra. In men urethritis is commonly a result of bacteria acquired through sexual contact. Such infections include gonorrhea and Chlamydia.

Sven Ullmann
http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/urinary-tract-infection-121872.html

Many psychiatrists have placed themselves on top of the pedestal as the last bastion of help; as experts in the field of the mind; as those who know best when it comes to raising children, fixing relationships, handling depression, judging sanity and insanity, educational failures and so much more. They hold degrees from higher institutions to back up these claims and they demand high hourly fees or are highly paid witnesses.

Interestingly enough they hold the distinction of having the highest rate of insurance fraud convictions and the highest rate of suicide amongst their own ranks. A large number of their own families and they themselves suffer from many of their own made-up diseases that they claim they can cure yet this profession still purports that they can help the rest of us.

MEET THE PSYCHIATRISTS.

These are the people who are driving drugs into the schools; who are excusing poor scholastic performance under the guise of “feel-good” education; who routinely bilk healthcare insurers (and thereby the public) of millions of dollars a year in spurious “treatments” which yield demonstrably negative results and in many cases do not occur at all. These are the people who advocate torture in the form of electroshock and who have tasked themselves with reorganizing the way the world educates its young and deals with its “abnormals”. Yet these are also the people who not only cannot agree on definitions of the diseases they claim to be able to treat, but openly admit that they don’t know what they’re doing.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE who actively seek to wreck our culture and our civilization by legitimizing a viewpoint that treats man as an animal, incapable of improvement and doomed to a life of limitations. In the hands of psychiatrists, Beethoven would have been tranquilized, Rembrandt lobotomized, and Jesus Christ given ECT, put in restraints and locked away, never to see the sky again.

IF YOU ARE WONDERING why the world seems to be coming apart at the seams, why crime, illiteracy, drug abuse and moral decline, depression, suicides, psychotic behaviour, divorce, etc. continue to make headlines daily, and why those who SAY they can do something about mental health CANNOT, you are not alone.

IF YOU WANT to find out about psychiatry, you can’t do much better than listen to the psychiatrists themselves. They will tell you exactly what they think about the human condition, what can be done about it, and how they believe the sane man (and therefore the ideal society) should function.

DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT: Others have come to their senses and know exactly what’s going on. Those few who have the courage to speak out against the majority in their profession deserve attention as well.

“What’s happening in the training of psychiatrists and in the quality of a psychiatrist is that they have become drug pushers. They have … forgotten how to sit down and talk to patients as to what their problems are.” – Walter Afield, psychiatrist, 1994
“… in 40 years, ‘biological psychiatry’ has yet to validate a single psychiatric condition/diagnosis as an abnormality/disease, or as anything ‘neurological’, ‘biological’, ‘chemically imbalanced’, or ‘genetic’.” Dr. Fred A. Baughman Jr., Pediatric Neurologist “Malpractice and Violation of Informed Consent”

“… modern psychiatry has yet to convincingly prove the genetic/biological cause of any single mental illness … Patients [have] been diagnosed with ‘chemical imbalances’ despite the fact that no test exists to support such a claim, and … there is no real conception of what a correct chemical balance would look like.” – David Kaiser, psychiatrist; “Commentary Against Biological Psychiatry” – Psychiatric Times, December 1996

“What do you do when you don’t know what to do? No wonder there are more suicides among psychiatrists than in any other profession.” Psychiatrist R. D. Laing – Wisdom, Madness, and Folly, p. 126
“The way to sell drugs is to sell psychiatric illness.” – Carl Elliot, Bioethicist ; University of Minnesota, 2001

“We don’t have an independent, valid test for ADHD; there are no data to indicate that ADHD is due to a brain malfunction … and finally, after years of clinical research and experience with ADHD, our knowledge about the cause or causes of ADHD remains speculative.” – National Institute of Health; Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis; and Treatment of ADHD, 1998

“The field of mental health is highly subjective, capricious, and dominated by whims, mythologies, and public relations. In many ways it is a pop culture with endless fads but with no real substance.” Dr. Walter Fisher – Assistant Superintendent, Elgin State Hospital – Power, Greed, and Stupidity in the Mental Health Racket

“The young and the old are defenseless against relatives who want to get rid of them by casting them into the role of mental patient, and against psychiatrists whose livelihood depends on defining them as mentally ill.” – Thomas Szasz, psychiatrist ; Cruel Compassion, 1994

The headlines of today’s newspapers tell tales of people driven to acts that can only be termed insane: students who come to school armed for mayhem, workers who blaze away at their fellows, killers stalking innocent victims for no reason at all, mothers who kill their innocent children.

But if these people are driven to madness, who’s doing the driving? Digging deeper into the scene, one finds time and again evidence of psychiatrists hard at work, causing the very insanity that they claim to be able to treat. Evidence: Adolf Hitler (yes… he was being treated by psychiatry BEFORE the Holocaust!); Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, George Washington (yes, he too died at the hands of psychiatric treatment!), Ernest Hemingway, John Hinckley (prior to shooting John Lennon!), Kip Kinkel, Columbine shooters, Andrea Yates, Shawn Cooper, and the list can go on for miles… More than 80% of suicides are PRECEDED by the use of psychiatric type treatments (drugs, therapy, etc.).

Why am I writing this article now? Because I’m frustrated of having to clean up and educate the very people that so many psychs have ruined. And make no mistake about it… it’s virtually everyone… we have become a nation of fast fixes, “no responsibility”, “spectators to life”, lacking a true view of ourselves as spiritual beings, humanoids! We view our bodies as “who we are” instead of the thing separate from us that we are in control of. We look for sensations and pleasures. We get our education from the TV commercials about what drugs to tell our doctors we want to ingest that will hopefully change our lives… instead of changing our lifestyles! There is not one person who has not been influenced by psychiatric propaganda. (except the few who have risen above it and are willing to step outside the box and get educated.

The side effects of anti-depressants and drugs like Ritalin, Adderall, Zoloft, Prozac, etc. will fill pages: suicide ideology, blocks the production of hormones, depression, headaches, addiction, high blood pressure, weight gain, impotence, sleep disturbances, itching, dry mouth, dizziness, gastritis, and the list goes on and on… These drugs do more damage and have yet to CURE anyone of the so-called mental diseases.

Our recent culture has been marred greatly by the underhanded dealings of psychiatrists… but as you noticed earlier in this article… there are a few brave souls out there within that profession who have taken a stand against their own group.

You as a consumer or natural health practitioner/consultant simply do not have to bow down to their domination any longer. There are solutions out there that are natural and work. Sure… you may be in such a mess right now that you still want that quick fix… I understand. Now let me point something out to you… there is not A PILL that will handle your life for you. Only YOU can handle your own life.
There is no such thing as ADD or ADHD. There is no disease of Alcoholism. There is no disease of being BI-POLAR. There is no disease of being Manic-Depressed. YES, there are SYMPTOMS! That I know. But they are NOT diseases that need mind altering addictive drugs… those drugs CURE NOTHING! Never have, never will. And YES… fixing the problem takes work.

I understand that not everyone reading this or everyone out there will rise to the occasion and do what they have to do to help themselves reach health and happiness. I understand that I might step on the toes of some doctors. I understand that some of you simply still want the quick fix. But for those of you who are determined to get your life back, determined to do something about it, determined to not live a life drugged, dulled, and numbed… well… you are the ones we in the natural health field want to help.

DESPITE ALL that the psychiatrists and their cohorts would have you believe, remember that there is hope. No one is doomed to a life bound by drugs, shock, psychosurgery, or worse. No society or individual is doomed to the degradation of going to “Hell in a hand-basket”. Much can be done to help the individual naturally. I urge all doctors to learn the truth and quite treating symptoms alone. I urge all patients to sit up, take notice that continuing to do the same thing over and over again simply will not result in a change! Get educated. Become pro-active. Take control of your health and find a natural health practitioner that will assist you in preventing and rebuilding.

Marie Pace
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/psychiatry-the-path-to-destruction-70261.html

I have what the women I date call “large” testicles. About two years ago, I saw a doctor and he had my testosterone levels tested. I have very high testosterone. He prescribed something to lower it to a more normal level, but the medication made me sick.

If you must know the rest of my “tackle” is average. Also I do not have children. I do not like children all that much.

1. I am very tall, and strong.
2. I have a very deep voice.
3. I am 43, but everyone thinks I am in my early 30’s.
4. My girlfriend says I sweat out pheromones that make her crazy (in a good way).
5. High sex drive.
6. Mood swings, and aggressiveness (Not violent).
7. Abnormally fast hair growth (everyplace).
8. Crazy swings in weight.
9. Top number on my blood pressure is always high, but bottom number is normal.
10. Ringing in the ears.
11. Huge appetite.
12. I frequently injure myself in the testicles (during sports) because they are in the way.

Do you have these problems? What others? What did you do? Natural cures are good!

Due to my crappy insurance I can not see a doctor until January.

I have the same problem. I do not know if I have high testosterone.

True I look very young for my age. I think that is because I have no children.

I do not have any negative effects. I do not have ringing in the ears. Did you not say in another question you are in the military? Maybe that is why you have ringing in the ears.

I have what the women I date call “large” testicles. About two years ago, I saw a doctor and he had my testosterone levels tested. I have very high testosterone. He prescribed something to lower it to a more normal level, but the medication made me sick.

If you must know the rest of my “tackle” is average. Also I do not have children. I do not like children all that much.

1. I am very tall, and strong.
2. I have a very deep voice.
3. I am 43, but everyone thinks I am in my early 30’s.
4. My girlfriend says I sweat out pheromones that make her crazy (in a good way).
5. High sex drive.
6. Mood swings, and aggressiveness (Not violent).
7. Abnormally fast hair growth (everyplace).
8. Crazy swings in weight.
9. Top number on my blood pressure is always high, but bottom number is normal.
10. Ringing in the ears.
11. Huge appetite.
12. I frequently injure myself in the testicles (during sports) because they are in the way.

Do you have these problems? What others? What did you do? Natural cures are good!

Due to my crappy insurance I can not see a doctor until January.

I have the same problem. I do not know if I have high testosterone.

True I look very young for my age. I think that is because I have no children.

I do not have any negative effects. I do not have ringing in the ears. Did you not say in another question you are in the military? Maybe that is why you have ringing in the ears.

Anyone and I mean anyone who is suffering from an anxiety disorder will just about do anything to make it stop and stop now. Unfortunately there is no magic anti-anxiety potion or pill that will accomplish the immediate relief that you are seeking. Treating anxiety disorders takes time and frequently a lot of work. Do not give up hope as there are effective tools that can reduce the symptoms of fear, anxiety and constant tension.

Frequently, an anxiety disorder, such as social anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder and social phobias respond well to psychotherapy, support groups, cognitive therapy and other psychological treatments. However these approaches take time. In addition individuals with severe symptoms need to reduce their symptoms before they can effectively be treated using these methods. This frequently requires the use of anti-anxiety and/or anti-depression medications.

For many people that thought of taking a drug or medication to alter your mental state can be disconcerting if not downright frightening. Of course the best way to receive the right medicine that is designed to specifically deal with your symptoms is to talk to your physician and mental health professional. They will discuss the different medicines that are available how they work and any possible side effects. Frequently changes in medications are required to achieve the desired results.

Ok so what kind of anti-anxiety or anxiolytic medicines are available and how do they work. Basically they work to relax and calm the patient, but they do it in different ways. As with all medicines there are potential side effects. A number of medications that were originally approved to treat depression can also help with anxiety disorders. You may not see the results right away and it may take several weeks for symptoms to fade. So do not get discouraged and more importantly do not stop taking your medications until told to do so by your physician.

A new group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs are very effective in treating depression and anxiety disorders. They basically work by maintaining higher levels of serotonin. Serotonin is a natural chemical in the brain that basically makes you feel good and at ease. The best thing about SSRIs is that they have fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications. Many people will feel a little more jumpy or nauseated when they initially take the medication. These side effects will subside within a week or two. In all cases you should you should discuss any side effects with your doctor.

Paxel, Citalopram, Fluoxetine and Fluvoxamine are common SSRIs that your doctor may use to control your symptoms. Again whenever you take any anti depressant or anti-anxiety medications you must take them continuously for up to 60 days to receive maximum benefit from the medicine.

Benzodiazepines including Chlordiazepoxide and diazepam (Valium) are frequently used to treat anxiety and are especially effective in treating cases of moderate anxiety. These medications are addictive and should only be taken for short periods. They can occasionally cause problems with hand eye coordination and concentration. Additional medicines in this group include Alprazolam (Xanax) and Lorazepam (Ativan). Withdrawal symptoms can be tough when this medicine is discontinued.

Buspirone is another effective anti-anxiety medication that has somewhat different side effects than the benzodiazepines. This anxiolytic has almost no risk of addiction and greatly reduced hand eye coordination problems. As with many depressants it can cause stomach problems and jumpy feelings when first taken. Again these initial side effects will diminish over time.

Recently many doctors have prescribed beta-blockers for anxiety disorders. They are commonly used to control blood pressure. For people with anxiety disorders they are used to control physical symptoms. Basically these are taken prior to entering a high stress environment. They reduce the amount of heart pounding, tinnitus, sweating and shaking that normally accompany an anxiety attack.

Recent findings have highlighted the increased risk of using anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication in teenagers and young adults. In all cases your doctor will closely monitor you when you begin to take any medication. If you have any suicidal thoughts or if your symptoms worsen immediately contact your physician. Failure to do so may lead to dire consequences.

No matter what medication your doctor prescribes you will still need to work with your mental health professional to address the root cause of you anxiety disorder. Anti-anxiety medications will assist you in this process by reducing your symptoms. There is no instant cure for anxiety disorders but there are effective tools to reduce your symptoms. These medications need to be taken according to prescription and you need to continue your regime of counseling therapy until the causes of your disorder are discovered and overcome. It is a tough job but you can do it if you just hang in there.

Jim Kesel
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/antianxiety-medications-87051.html

Goji berries or technically Lycium barbarum (Latin) has always been considered a miracle product. There are many legends built around Goji berries and even festivals are held in its honor. And if that is not enough even a renowned Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (772-842 AD) wrote a poem dedicated to its benefits. There is a legend around it. It was during the Tang Dynasty that something queer happened.

A famous Buddhist temple had a well dug near its wall. The wall was covered with Goji vines and Goji berries used to fall into the well for years. What was surprising was that monks living in the temple always remained in good health and even in old age no one had a single white hair and most had not lost a single tooth. Why was that so? Well, because they drank water from the well.

Himalayans were perhaps the first natural healers of the world and they propagated their knowledge to herbalists of China, India and Tibet. And what was their one cure all secret? Well, it was Goji berries that were the native of Himalayas. And when people came to the Himalayan valleys and came to know about the effectiveness of Goji berries, they took the vines to their homes and planted it there. That is how the knowledge about Goji berries spread.

The importance of Goji berries for people of Central Asia could be gauged from the fact that they celebrate for two week every year in honor of Goji berries. Scientists found out four primary bioactive polysaccharides in Lycium barbarum. These were known as Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP). These unique compounds actually manage most of the biochemical defense systems of our body.

And the knowledge that Goji berries are not limited to herbalists only. Major universities have undertaken research on Goji berries and they have actually come to the same conclusion. There have been over fifty studies related to Goji berries and have been published in almost all the better reputed health journals.

Some of these journals include: International Immunopharmacology, Journal of Ethano pharmacology, British Journal of Nutrition, China Pharmacology and Toxicology, Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herb News Magazine Research Communications Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology Chinese Patent Herbs, Nature Reviews Drugs, Chinese Herbs, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Chinese Oncology Magazine, Physiology Academic Journal Chinese Stomatology, Hygiene Research and a whole lot more.

You can find a lot more about Goji berries in the book “Goji: The Himalayan Health Secret” written by Dr. Mindell. He writes in the book that there are many longest living people in the world who have been consuming this red fruit on a daily basis. Goji berry is no doubt the most effective anti-aging food in the world. What is more it is perhaps the most nutritionally dense food present.

Some of the major nutrients found in Goji juice are the glyconutrients and the phytonutrients. Glyconutrients provide the body with eight essential sugars that are necessary for human growth while the twenty two phytonutrients help in intercellular communication.

Let us have a look at some of the benefits of Goji juice.

Boosts your immune system to fight diseases
Powerful antioxidant helping in fighting premature ageing.
Regulates blood pressure
Regulates blood sugar at the initial stages of diabetes
Prevents DNA mutation, inhibits tumor growth and control peroxidation of lipids. All this helps in preventing the risk of cancer
Positively affect vision and cardiac functions and also works wonders for headaches and insomnia.
Sexual health and fertility is improved
Weight regulation
Improves dry cough
Improves digestive system and also improves memory.

Let us have a look at the composition of Goji berry to understand why it is so beneficial.

Germanium, which is not found in any other fruit
Carotenoids like beta carotene and vitamin C
Four important polysaccharides named LBP1, LBP2, LBP3 and LBP4. These are the key for good health.
19 amino acids that also includes the eight most essential amino acids. Also contains about twenty one minerals in traces including copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus and others.
Zeaxanthin which is very beneficial for the eyes, B-complex and fatty acids.
Vitamin E, rarely found in fruits. It is generally found in nuts and seeds.
Cyperone, Beta-Sitosterol (anti-inflammatory), Solavetivone, Betaine (cardiovascular system), Linoleic acid (weight loss) and Physalin.
Iron concentration is about 11 mg per 100 gm of fruit which is very high.

You can easily get Goji juice from health stores and there are many online stores that can provide you with Goji juice. It is recommended to take two to four ounce daily but there are no side effects of increased dosages. Most of the people start feeling the health benefits within one month.

Charles Kassotis
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/goji-juice-nutrition-101498.html

Most of the Allopathic treatment options are very costly and often result in dire consequences due to side effects. In such a situation home remedies offer you safe and cost effective options of treatment. Although emergency situations can’t be handled through options available at home, certain problems including minor diseases could be well treated with the help of home remedies.

For example, complications like blood pressure and digestive disorders have numerous home remedies. A blood pressure patient by adjusting his/her diet can successfully control over the malady. Dietary restrictions in consonance with certain herbs can in fact cure blood pressure permanently without giving way to any side effects.

Obesity and high cholesterol problems also have natural remedies that could be availed at home. Most of these natural medications are normal ingredients of your diet and are available in your kitchen. Skin related problems like acne and eczema could be effectively remedied through certain herbs and products that are normally found in a kitchen.

Most important advantage of these home remedies is no side effect. As a result more and more people are inclining towards home remedial options for minor disorders. Also, there are certain grave complications that are better controlled by home remedial options than allopathic medications. For example high level of cholesterol could be controlled by dietary measures and herbs in a much safer way than synthetic medications.

Constipation too has home remedies. Raisins and apple juice could be used to treat constipation. Oat milk and mulberry are other home solutions to constipation.

Home remedial options also offer solution to depression and anxiety. Similarly joints pain or arthritis could be cured effectively by home treatment. A mixture of honey and lemon juice is applied on joints to ease out arthritis pain. Even a hot turmeric paste could be applied on joints for the same.

So home remedies has an unending list. You can seek the one that is within your reach. Nevertheless, you should never forget to learn the anticipated impact of using any of these natural products. Better, make a list of home remedial options to treat diseases so that you could use these remedies on time.

Ashish Jain
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/the-never-ending-treasure-of-home-remedies-75864.html