Rheumatism
Rheumatism
Lavender ( Lavendula augustifolia ) – PROPERTIES & ACTIONS INCLUDE:
Analgesic – pain reliever
Anticonvulsive – helps arrest or prevent convulsions.
Antidepressant – alleviates or prevents depression, lifts mood, counters melancholia
Antirheumatic – eases rheumatic pain, inflamed muscles and joints
Antiseptic – prevents, halts infection
Antispasmodic – calms nervous and muscular spasms, for colic, pain and indigestion
Antiviral – Preventing or inhibiting viral activity
Decongestive – an agent for relief or reduction of congestion
Deodorant – an agent that corrects, masks, or removes unpleasant odors
Restorative – an agent that helps to strengthen and revive the body systems
Sedative – agent that exerts a soothing, tranquilizing, calming effect on the body, good for nervous tension, stress, insomnia, anxiety and palpitations
Relaxant – soothing, causing relaxation, relieving strain or tension
Lavender’s pure and clean scent is well known. It is the most commonly used essential oil and the absolute classic oil for treating burns!
A universal first aid healing oil, Lavender has broad application and may be beneficial for treating an assortment of wounds, as well as for relieving inflammatory conditions like fever blisters, rheumatism, sore muscles and back pain.
Helpful for calming intense feeling states of nervousness, stress, depression, fear, irritability, frustration, anger, resentment, jealousy and insomnia.
Lavender is excellent for skin care and promotes healing and regeneration for all skin types, especially dry skin.
Add to your shampoo for helping to reduce hair loss. Also good for regulating sebum production to relieve oily/dry scalp conditions. Helpful for controlling dandruff!
Use Lavender for burns, rashes, acne, eczema, boils, dermatitis, leg ulcers, and psoriasis. Apply it immediately to burns to prevent blistering, or scarring, as well as speed healing of wounds as it stimulates cellular repair and regeneration.
PLEASE NOTE: There are many cheap, synthetic copies of aromatic oils, but these are not recommended for therapeutic use. For best results purchase the highest quality oils you can possibly find. Use certified organic essential oils, or oils that have been tested and are pesticide free.
Holistic MindBody Therapy, including pure essential oils, are gentle, noninvasive complementary forms of health care for balancing and synchronizing your body, mind and spirit and a natural, safe and effective way to enhance your health and well-being. Holistic health care may produce satisfying results where other methods have failed. Please consult with your physician regarding serious health concerns and do not attempt to self diagnose.
Do you know of any home remedy for rheumatism ?
At night I get these sensation on both top of my arms and both legs. It feels like arthritis and I take Alvedon as my pain reliever. Is there no other way to lessen the pain. Besides I am a Diabetic.
Feature articles on arthritis:
Exercise prior to hip and knee replacement reduces need for inpatient rehabilitation (press release)
Osteoarthritis is increasingly common among aging Americans and is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. Exercise is often used in treating osteoarthritis and is an important part in rehabilitation following joint replacement. The level of function prior to knee and hip replacement has been shown…
Weight training does not increase strength but may slow progression in OA patients (press release)
Moderate to severe osteoarthritis affects more than 22 million American adults between the ages of 25 and 74 and knee osteoarthritis (OA) can lead to disability in daily activities. Weakness in the quadriceps can be a risk factor for knee OA, but it may be the easiest one to prevent. Previous studies…
Arthritis drug researchers apologize for undisclosed pharmaceutical industry ties
(NewsTarget) The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an apology letter in today’s issue from a team of researchers who failed to disclose pharmaceutical industry ties in an arthritis drug study published last May. The study, conducted by Mayo Clinic professor of medicine…
Acupuncture proven to successfully treat arthritis pain in German study
(NewsTarget) A study by researchers at Charite University of Medicine in Berlin has found that acupuncture can ease the pain and disability associated with arthritis. The study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, looked at 712 patients split into two groups; one group of 357 were given immediate…
Turmeric extract shows strong anti-inflammatory effect in new study
(NewsTarget) Turmeric — a spice most often found in curry dishes — may help prevent rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, according to a study by University of Arizona researchers. In a previous study, the researchers found that joint inflammation in rats was reduced by turmeric, and the latest…
Exercise accelerates recovery from arthritis surgery
(NewsTarget) A new study published in the October issue of Arthritis Care & Research suggests that weight training and cardiovascular exercise prior to knee- or hip-replacement surgery may reduce the chances of a patient being discharged straight to a rehabilitation center by 73 percent. “The benefits…
FDA whistleblower warns about safety of new arthritis drug Arcoxia
(NewsTarget) Associate Director of the FDA’s Office of Drug Safety Dr. David Graham is well-known for blowing the whistle on both Merck and his own agency during the Vioxx scandal, and now he is warning the public about another Merck drug called Arcoxia. Like its predecessor, Vioxx — and its…
Grace Harbor Farms Goat’s Milk Skin Care Cream Relieves Arthritis and Eczema / Psoriasis (press release)
Grace Harbor Farms (www.graceharborfarms.com) now offers goat’s milk skin care cream that customers report eases pain, softens skin and relieves skin problems like acne, rosacea and eczema. Created by Grace Harbor Farm’s founder Grace Lukens, the cream is made from 100% natural ingredients. “I…
Soccer Fun Today and Prevent Arthritis Tomorrow (press release)
With World Cup interest at a fever pitch, and soccer gaining on hockey as a sport of choice among Canadian youth, it’s a good time to consider how to prevent the possible future development of osteoarthritis – the most common form of arthritis – due to youth soccer injuries. “Knee injuries are…
Painkillers tied to risk of erectile dysfunction (press release)
Regardless of the reason for taking them, painkillers classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) apparently increase the likelihood that middle-aged and elderly men will develop erection difficulties, according to a new report. NSAIDs include several widely used drugs, such as…
Heartburn sufferers shouldn’t be too quick to reach for the antacids; heartburn medications do more harm than good
Before you reach for the antacids to deal with troublesome heartburn, you might want to consider simply changing your eating habits. Most people are aware that eating too quickly or eating certain foods can trigger heartburn, yet few people are willing to change how and what they eat. Instead, they chow…
Most People With Arthritis Don’t Get Enough Exercise (press release)
People with arthritis don’t exercise enough, and more than a third of adults with arthritis don’t exercise at all, according to a study in the May issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine. “People with arthritis are not meeting physical activity recommendations made at the federal level…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Linked to Serious Infections and Cancers (press release)
A new meta-analysis of many previous studies of TNF- (tumor necrosis factor) blocking antibodies for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has confirmed a previously discovered increased risk for serious infection and has found that cancer also is a potential risk associated with the drugs. “This study…
Women’s pain and discomfort from premenstrual syndrome may be lessened by diet changes and natural health remedies
Headaches, bloating, irritability, depression and fatigue are just a few of the unpleasant symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, which affects millions of women every month. But fortunately, PMS — though widely believed to be a result of changes in hormone levels during a woman’s menstrual cycle — is…
The great direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising con: how patients and doctors alike are easily influenced to demand dangerous drugs
A cute, animated ball bounces around very sadly until he takes a magic potion; suddenly, it becomes happier than ever. No, that isn’t the plot of a new children’s movie. On the contrary, it’s the storyline of a Zoloft commercial – yes, Zoloft, a powerful antidepressant drug. In the 1990s, direct-to-consumer…
Gene Autry: Rheumatism Blues (Cover)
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