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Herb India Mart provides massive savings on Online Herbal Medicines and Online Herbal Products. Herb India Mart offers a variety of Herbal Medicines

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

We are a trusted name in Herbal Medicines and Herbal Products to prevent illness, symptoms of illnesses and your overall healthy wellbeing. Each Herbal Product explanation includes its use, dosage and ingredients. As always, update your physician about all medication, including medicinal herbs that you are taking.

Herb India Mart’s Herbal products have the value with the most modern biotechnology in ayurveda to offer the main entitlement of active principal with stability, potency and synergistic effect.

Herb India Mart’s medicines are not only treat disease but it also prevents them. The main goals of these products are to achieve harmony and balance in life.

We provides some Herbal Products to cure following diseases:

Sexual Supplements: Offers the herbal medicine like Duramale, CaliPlus™, FemVigor, VigaPlus and MaxoCum to improve men and women sexual problem.

Women’s Health: Himalaya Herbal Evecare and Breast Enhancement Herbal, Herbal products are useful to improve women’s heath.

Natural Hair Care: Many of us have no idea about the kind of hair we have but Herb India Mart provides the hair care produce like Dabur Amla Lite Hair Oil & Dabur Vatika Hair Oil and so on to reinforce our hair deep down to the roots for healthy & shiny hair.

Herbal Tea: Good Morning Tea & Digest Tea are the some tea products launched by Herb India Mart Herbal those can be made with fresh or dried flowers, leaves, seeds or roots.

Men’s Health: Himalaya Confido, Himcolin & Herbal Cigarettes Quit smoking Zero nicotine helps to lift Sexual Energy levels that helps to restore potency and Increase Libido & Increases Confidence, Energy and Stamina.

Pure Herbs: Herbal Triphala, Herbal Shuddha Guggulu and many more herbal medicine those are helpful to controlls cholesterol & liver disorders.

Nutraceuticals: ProstaFit & RespiNorm are our Nutraceuticals’s hebal products for Harbal Supplemen.

Pet Care: Digyton Drops, Scavon Cream & HimCal Pet are the herbal care to help conditions like Prevents progress of resistant strains, bone development.

Understanding Child Heart Disease

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Heart disease is a disorder, which affect the proper functioning of the heart. Child heart disease is common affecting many newborn and older children. This article examines the various child heart diseases and their treatment.


Congenital Heart Disease


Heart disease is a serious ailment and often leads to premature death. Many children can also suffer from heart disease. Child heart disease is actually quite a common worldwide. When a child is born with an existing defect in the heart, it is called congenital heart disease. Congenital heart disease is fairly. It affects almost one percent of all newborn.


Often, the first diagnosis of child heart disease is made during routine examination when the pediatrician detects heart murmur. Heart murmur is the noise that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. Heart murmurs are fairly common in children. It is not necessarily a sign of child heart disease.


If a heart murmur is due to a problem in a child’s heart, it is caused either by a hole in the heart, a leaky heart valve, or constricted heart valve. To confirm the diagnosis, an examination by a pediatric cardiologist is necessary. Pediatric specializes in child heart disease.


Abnormalities of the heart may or may not be noticeable at birth. For example, a hole in the heart wall will allows blood to travel from one side to the other. In such case, the baby may have blue lips or fingers. This is one of the signs of child heart disease.


Another example of child heart disease is an abnormal heart valve, which allow blood to flow in the opposite direction. Such a problem will usually require surgery once the child is older.


Congenital heart disease must be treated promptly or it will lead to more serious complications. Hence, early detection is important. Unfortunately, many heart defects are not detected at birth resulting in more damage to the heart and requiring more extensive treatment.


Some forms of congenital heart disease are actually self-healing. However, in many cases, major surgery will be required to rectify the problems.


While there are risks associated with surgery, the chances of full recovery and a normal life are very high. So the situation is not hopeless.


Connection between Premature Infants and Heart Disease


A baby is considered premature if born before 37 weeks. Most premature babies are born with some form of heart problem. A premature infant’s organs are also not fully developed, and thus require special care in a nursery or intensive care unit while their organ systems continue growth.


Although there is no sure way to avoid premature labor, one of the most important preventive measures to receive proper prenatal care. Statistics show that proper prenatal care greatly reduces the odds of premature birth and related deaths.


The pregnant mother should also maintain a healthy lifestyle, eat a diet that is rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, keep well hydrated and have at least 30 minutes of exercise each day.


Hereditary Heart Disease


Hereditary heart disease refers to heart disease, which is passed down through genes. It is not preventable. If one has a history of heart disease in the family then one is at risk of hereditary heart disease.


The risk is greater when first-degree relatives, such as your mother, father, brother, sister and so on, have heart disease.


In rare cases, high cholesterol level runs in the family. This is called familial hypercholesterolaemia. It is a genetic problem, which results in exceptionally high level of cholesterol. As a result, there is a high of heart disease.


Hereditary heart disease is caused by various factors. Sometimes, it is merely a pattern of heart disease rather than true hereditary heart disease. These are actually avoidable. For example, the family lifestyle such as poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking. All of these factors contribute to heart disease and can be the start of the chain of hereditary heart disease. In such cases, changing these risk factors will reduce the likelihood of heart disease. This means eating a proper well-balanced diet, getting plenty of exercise, as well as avoids smoking and excessive drinking.


By living a healthy lifestyle, it is possible to reduce the risk of developing heart disease, even if one’s genes are predispose to heart disease.

Can Herbal Medicine Help Arthritis Sufferers?

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Medicinally, herbs (spices) are any plants or plant parts that are used in a therapeutic way. Herbal medicine is the art and science of using plants for promoting health and preventing and/or treating illness. It has endured over the centuries as the world’s primary form of medicine (today 75% of the population), since the beginning of time. There is written evidence that is more than 5000 years old!

Most pharmaceutical drugs are single chemical entities that are highly refined and are often synthesized. In contrast, herbal medicines are prepared from living or dried plants and contain hundreds to thousands of interrelated compounds. Science is beginning to demonstrate that the safety and effectiveness of herbs is often related to the synergy of its many constituents. Modern medicine is brash, bold and fast in contrast herbal medicine is understated, profound, and slow acting.

The focus of the herbalist (and many other practices like acupuncture or naturopathy) is to treat people as individuals irrespective of the name of the disease or syndrome they have been labeled with. The practitioner has to figure out how they will encourage that person’s innate healing power through the use of such interventions as herbs, diet and lifestyle.

In contrast focus of conventional physicians is to attack diseases using strong chemicals that are difficult for the body to process, or through the removal of organs. Not only does this ignore the unique makeup of the individual, but many patients under conventional care suffer from side-effects that are as bad as the condition being treated. The philosophical difference between herbalists and conventional physicians has profound significance. I firmly believe that we should have choices and if you choose medication that is fine. However, if you are someone who is seeking a different approach herbal medicine can help, as long as they discuss nutritional changes with you.

Like all Alternative treatments herbal medicine can be used in three different ways:

1) To help prevent disease.

2) To help treat disease like arthritis.

3) To maximize your general health.

Take arthritis for instance – the success of herbal treatment always depends upon a variety of factors including how long the condition has existed, the severity of the condition, the dosage and mode of administration of the herb/s and how diligently treatment plans are followed.

Most herbs sold as dietary supplements are very safe. When used appropriately, the majority of herbs used by practitioners have no adverse side-effects. A review of the traditional and scientific literature worldwide demonstrates that serious side-effects from the use of herbal medicines are rare. Bear in mind some people have adverse reactions to peanuts!

If you decide to self prescribe then read product labels very carefully, most manufacturers provide appropriate information. If they don’t, then don’t buy their product.

Most visits to an herbalist begin with a consultation about your past and current health history, your dietary and lifestyle practices, or other factors related to your health issue, like family history. The herbalist, then with your involvement, will develop a comprehensive herbal and lifestyle program that addresses your specific health problems.

Various herbal traditions have developed worldwide. In the West there are a number of different traditions which include folklore herbal practices, clinical Western herbal medicine, naturopathic medicine, practitioners of Ayurveda or Chinese medicine and numerous Native American herbal traditions.

All of these disciplines look at treating the causes and not just the symptoms, improving the quality of your life.

Paget’s Disease – Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Paget’s disease is the second most common bone disease. Paget’s disease is a chronic bone disorder that is due to irregular breakdown and formation of bone tissue.The disease occurs worldwide, but is more common in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand — where it is seen in up to 5% of the elderly population. Paget’s disease can cause bones to expand and weaken and may result in bone pain, arthritis, bone deformity and fractures. Men and women are approximately equally affected. The prevalence of Paget’s disease ranges from 1.5 to 8% depending on age and country of residence. The prevalence of familial Paget’s disease (where more than one family member has the disease) ranges from 10 to 40% in different parts of the world. It is usually localized to one bone, but can involve many bones. The actual cause of Paget’s disease is not known. Paget’s disease is also known as osteitis deformans. The disease may localize to one or two areas within the skeleton, or become widespread. Frequently, bones of the pelvis, leg, spine, arm, or the collar bone are involved. The effect on the skull may enlarge head size and cause hearing loss, if the cranial nerves are damaged by the bone growth.

Paget’s disease may affect only one or two areas of your body, or may be widespread. Paget’s disease tends to appear in families. It can be present in as many as 25 percent to 40 percent of the relatives of someone with the disease. It is also more common in people of Anglo-Saxon descent. Many patients do not know they have Paget’s disease because they have a mild case with no symptoms. Sometimes, symptoms may be confused with those of arthritis or other disorders. Symptoms can arise from the effect on calcium levels in the blood stream. When Paget’s disease is active in several bones, the overactive osteoclasts can release enough calcium from the bone as they break it down to cause an elevated calcium level in the blood. This rare complication might cause fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, or constipation. A doctor can also detect Paget’s disease from its effect on the heart if excess blood supply is shunted to overactive bones in severe cases. When pain is severe and unrelenting in an area affected by Paget’s disease, the disease may have degenerated into a bone cancer. Paget’s sarcoma (Figure 6) occurs in only about 1 percent of patients with Paget’s disease. These patients are usually older than 70 years of age. This type of malignant bone tumor is very aggressive and carries a poor prognosis.

Paget’s disease occurs most frequently in the spine, skull, pelvis, thighs, and lower legs. Paget’s disease may be caused by a slow virus infection (i.e., paramyxoviruses such as measles and respiratory syncytial virus). Paget’s disease of bone, though they have discovered several genes that appear to be linked to the disorder. Hereditary factors seem to influence whether you’re susceptible to the disease. Environmental factors may also play a role. Several studies have postulated that viruses, particularly paramyxoviruses such as canine distemper or measles virus, play a role in pathogenesis, but definitive evidence for this is lacking. Presumably, the declining incidence of Paget’s disease reflects a decline in one or more as yet unidentified environmental influences. The SQSTM1/p62 protein is a selective activator of the transcription factor NFB, which plays an important role in osteoclast differentiation and activation in response to the cytokines RANK-ligand and interleukin-1.Mutations in the SQSTM1/p62 gene are therefore a plausible cause of Paget’s disease. Germline DNA mutations (present in every osteoclast) cause bone disease that is focal in nature.

Medical are generally treating Paget’s disease. Treatment include is aspirin, other anti-inflammatory medications, pain medications, and medications that slow the rate of bone turnover, such as calcitonin (Calcimar, Miacalcin), etidronate (Didronel), alendronate (Fosamax), and pamidronate (Aredia). Surgery is used mainly to treat the complications of Paget’s disease. A newer drug, risedronate (Actonel), appears to have a powerful effect against severe Paget’s disease. Miacalcin is administered by injection; 50 to 100 units daily or 3 times per week for 6-18 months. Didronel (etidronate disodium) — Tablet; approved regimen is 200-400 mg once daily for 6 months; the higher dose (400 mg) is more commonly used; no food, beverages, or medications for 2 hours before and after taking. Fosamax (alendronate sodium) — Tablet; 40 mg once daily for 6 months; patients should wait at least 30 minutes after taking before eating any food, drinking anything other than tap water, taking any medication, or lying down (patient may sit). Eating a healthy diet with sufficient calcium and vitamin D and getting exercise are important components in maintaining skeletal health and joint mobility.

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