Archive forNovember, 2007

Health briefs for Nov. 5

Health briefs for Nov. 5
Rapid City Journal - Acupuncture/herbal medicine practice opens SPEARFISH Chris Ormseth recently opened Ormseth Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine in 2C Spearfish Park Plaza on 125 East Colorado Blvd. in Spearfish. Ormseth received a master s degree in Oriental medicine

Sorrel: The Caribbean’s zesty Christmas Punch
Caymen Net News - From West Africa, 17th century Portuguese explorers carried it to Brazil and Central America where it became a favorite drink and herbal remedy in Panama, Guatemala and Mexico .By 1707 it was growing in Jamaica and spread throughout the Caribbean

Why Does Imported Chinese Pet Food Kill Cats and Dogs?
Softpedia - There may be an economical boom in China, but do cheap products respect consumers’ life? After toxic compounds were found in Chinese toothpaste and so-called “herbal drugs”, now the cause of the toxicity of pet food brought from China has been

Tired of fighting the cravings?
Black Hills Pioneer - Chris Ormseth, of Ormseth Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine recently opened a practice in Spearfish. “I’ve personally witnessed how acupuncture treatments really work with addictions while I was in school,” Ormseth said. “The treatments, if done

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Entertaining options: The do-it-yourself, do-it-ahead approach

Entertaining options: The do-it-yourself, do-it-ahead approach
Seattle Times - Planning just a dessert party can be a fun solution for getting together with busy friends without the stress of pulling an entire menu together. Everyone can bring something, or serve just one homemade specialty with rich coffee and herbal tea. It’s

Grape-seed extract gives natural meat preservative
Nutra Ingredients USA - Moreover, the grape-seed extract did not affect the sensory profile of the meat, while foods containing oregano and rosemary retained an herbal odour. “They must be carrying some of the volatile aroma compounds at low levels,” the researcher said. The

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Drugs and Treatments - Ventolin Inhl

Drugs and Treatments - Ventolin Inhl
WebMD - Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: other asthma drugs (e.g., levalbuterol, salmeterol), beta blockers (e.g., atenolol, propranolol), digoxin

Promotion of standard of traditional medicine urged in Myanmar
Xinhua News Agency - Noting that Myanmar possesses valuable herbal plants, rare plant species and priceless traditional medicine, Than Shwe tasked all practitioners to protect and preserve them from depletion and extinction and to ensure their perpetual existence.

She’s the one
Hong Kong Standard - My first thought on meeting Marco Baumann, owner of Rausch, was to put on a hat to hide my dry, damaged hair - especially after seeing his thatch of healthy hair, a shining testimony to the success of his herbal hair and body care cosmetics company

Events in July
Vancouver Business Journal - Local products available are organic produce, free-range chickens, clams, oysters; herbal and goat’s milk bath products; orchids, bonsai and herb plants; baked goods; honey; and cut flowers. Through Nov. 25: In Search of New Worlds at the Virginia

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Fish, Greek-style, is the lure

Fish, Greek-style, is the lure
New York Daily News - Other than their roots, Sapounakis and Baxevanis share an adoration of Cretan cuisine and its abundance of fresh herbs. Baxevanis even hand-plucks many of the exotic seasonings on Athens Tavern’s menu himself. A roasted chicken, served butterflied

Wait in the lobby
Prague Post - The sauce brings out something more masculine, almost brawny, from the cured flavor, while golden brown fried onions cater to the natural composure of ham steaks. The brambor ky draws sharp flavors from the pan, oil and heavy doses of herbs as

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Entertaining options: The do-it-yourself, do-it-ahead approach

Entertaining options: The do-it-yourself, do-it-ahead approach
Seattle Times - Planning just a dessert party can be a fun solution for getting together with busy friends without the stress of pulling an entire menu together. Everyone can bring something, or serve just one homemade specialty with rich coffee and herbal tea. It’s

Healthier cooking healed man s ills
Chanute Tribune - Seeds, nuts, eggs, beans and lentils and filtered water and herbal teas are allowed. Eliminated from one s diet are corn, potatoes, fruit juice, beef, pork, poultry, dairy products, margarine and hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, peanut

Herbal Alert
Buffalo News - Ingesting jimson weed could lead to potentially deadly symptoms, including abnormal heart rhythm, respiratory arrest, high fever, hallucination, seizures and coma. Over the years, jimson weed has drawn attention. Georgia O Keeffe painted it. Gene

Gift the gift of good health this holiday season with festive treats
Las Cruces Sun-News - Or explore the world of herbal medicine, curanderas and folk healers and their tradition in “Healing with Herbs and Rituals: A Mexican Tradition” by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres (University of New Mexico Press), who includes a glossary of helpful herbs. Take

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The place is the same but the dreams have faded

The place is the same but the dreams have faded
Detroit Free Press - I hope she noted it was we who planted the weeping forsythia, and the Boston ivy, and the perennial herbs at the base of the stairs. I doubt she knew the burning bush so vibrant each fall was a gift from my parents. The way it is These feelings

Hanukkah recipes use tradition as key ingredient
Cincinnati Enquirer - Add pepper, paprika and herbs to the mixture and whisk in egg, baking powder and salt and pepper to taste. Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil and, when hot, fry two pancakes, turning once, until golden brown on both sides

Magnificent Mustard
Durango Herald - Honey is from Honeyville, some herbs and spices come from Durango Natural Foods. Squeeze bottles of the condiment are sold in various combinations as part of locally handcrafted wood-woven gift baskets or standalone bottles. Bottle labels

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Herbs and Hope

Herbs and Hope
Forbes - Five hundred million people around the world, mostly South Asians, watch Subhash Chandra’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ 16 channels. In the U.S. viewers with satellite television can watch its soap operas, game shows and reality programs like India

Lean Plate Club: Cut down on salt, before it cuts you down
Dallas Morning News - Look for herbs and flavorings such as lemon, curry or other seasonings to boost taste without adding sodium. Finally, check out the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) at www.nhlbi.nih.gov an eating plan proved to help reduce

One Woman’s World
American Reporter - I’ve studied herbs and vitamins and macrobiotics and Eastern modalities and the wise ways of the old midwives of my mountain childhood and I don’t regret or discount any of it. What I didn’t do was what every serious yogi does - treat my

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minazione e resistenza irakena

minazione e resistenza irakena
Uruk Net - A friend, a multi-lingual, much travelled novelist and editor, whose great grandfather’s statue graces an area of Baghdad, boils rose petals for a face cleaner, concocts a mixture of boracic and herbs for deodorant and uses an ancinet clay for hair

‘Bee Movie’ generates honey buzz
NorthJersey.com - He also likes to infuse it with fresh herbs and spices. “I like to do roasted figs with black-pepper-infused honey.” Currently on the menu: braised wild boar posole that is garnished with honey infused with red chili. Ann Segerstrom of the food-service

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Raising a stink over ‘Olympic pigs’

Raising a stink over ‘Olympic pigs’
Baltimore Sun - The official pork supplier for the games, Qianxihe Food Group, told foreign and Chinese reporters that the pigs were frolicking two hours a day and consuming only natural herbs, rather than growth hormones that might cause athletes to fail anti

Independent Online
Malta Independent Daily - We offer reflexology, foot massage with aroma oil, Thai traditional massage, herbal compress with Thai herbs, spa and beauty and other services related to Thai beauty culture. Apply Chao Praya, 52, Wilga Street, Paceville (opposite Mongolian

Beyond Meat ‘n’ Potatoes
Seattle Times - And she helped us see that as our taste for Southeast Asian food becomes more sophisticated, we’re developing an appetite for Cambodian, Laotian and Thai herbs and vegetables, which are increasingly becoming staples at our local farmers markets.

Holistic skin care improves outlook
Olympian - Ward Merrill, a staff member at Radiance Herbs & Massage in downtown Olympia for 16 years and the resident aesthetician for the past decade, is softly explaining her holistic all-natural product line, Dr. Hauschka. It is, like the Waldorf School

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Yemen’s tenuous grip on stability

Yemen’s tenuous grip on stability
BBC News - Even as Sanaa expands at breakneck speed beyond its ancient confines, the heart of the capital remains a captivating labyrinth of Arab coffee shops, silversmiths making ceremonial daggers, and stalls overflowing with spices and herbs. Through one

Potions and prayers seek to shield troops
Denver Post - Owner Martin Ramirez gently blows on burning incense at Botanica Caridad del Cobre, 3501 Lawrence St. in Denver. The shop sells herbs, oils, incense, prayer candles and other items, many of which have been embraced by loved ones of troops overseas

Raising a stink over ‘Olympic pigs’
Baltimore Sun - The official pork supplier for the games, Qianxihe Food Group, told foreign and Chinese reporters that the pigs were frolicking two hours a day and consuming only natural herbs, rather than growth hormones that might cause athletes to fail anti

Fold & Paper options to choose from.
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