Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medicine. Show all posts

Monday, 20 June 2011

Natural Healing And Holistic Medicine

The Holistic Approach of Alternative Medicine ...Image via WikipediaThere are so many diseases out there, each with its own cause, that it's a small wonder we aren't all sick all the time. When we do get sick, we have a variety of methods to try to cure ourselves.

Regrettably, many of the practices that we make use of to remedy ourselves are usually as dangerous as they are helpful. Invasive surgeries are high-risk and can harm the body. Man-made medications tend to be full of chemical compounds that can trigger sickness and imbalances while they treatment the ailment that you are taking it for.

Thankfully, there are alternatives to these medications. These techniques attempt to handle sickness through natural means and non-intrusive techniques. This type of healing is known as holistic, of which there are many different variations.

The field of holistic medicine encompasses everything from ayurveda to herbalism to nutritional consultation. The key is that all the practices use the natural healing processes of your body in conjunction with techniques that aid your body in the improvement of health or the cure for disease.

Visiting a holistic practitioner or can be very good for your health, and it is a very good idea, even if you aren't sick. If you want to focus on complete health and wellness in every aspect of your life, you ought to study all natural practices on your own.

The best school to study holistic medicine of any kind would be Natural Healing College. They provide courses in everything from nutrition to ayurveda to holistic health practitioner. All of these offer study in different aspects of health and can help you in different ways.

NHC uses advanced distance learning technology to bring their classes to you. The flexible schedule also lets you study at your own pace, whenever you have the time.

If are going to make a commitment to your total wellbeing, you need to practice holistic medicine. To fully understand exactly what that requires it takes researching. The best system for studying the field comes from Natural Healing College.

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

First Things First in First Aid

The ABC of first aid that a person must know while attending on a victim who is injured, hurt or unconscious.
1. (i)A-Airway- First pay attention to his airway check if his tongue or any other thing is obstruction his airway. if yes, take measures to rectify it

(ii) B- Beating- Check if his breathing is normal. if not take steps to ease his breathing.

(iii) C- Circulation - The contraction and expansion of the heart purifies the blood and sends it to the brain and other parts of the body and sends it to the brain and other parts of the body. A check on the pulsing carotid arteries on either side of the vocal cords will ensure that the heart and circulation process are functioning normally. if not, the heart must be activated.

2. Arrest bleeding.

3. Do not shift a person whose neck or back is hurt, even if it is necessary to relocate the person.

4. lay the injured person straight on the floor. if he vomits, turn his to his side, provided his neck or back bone is not fractured. cover him with a blanket and keep his warm.

5. While you are attending to the first aid, ask another person to contact the hospital for ambulance. Also ask for further medical advice advice regarding the first aid.

6. if required loosen his clothes. if it is a burn victim, for no loosen his clothes unless the clothes are burning.

7. do not get tense. it might affect the victim. keep cool. calm down the patient too.

8. do not force any liquid down his throat it might choke his windpipe and arrest his breathing.

9. do not slap or shake an unconscious person to revive his consciousness.

10. search his pockets for any kind of medical card it might help gather important details about him.

What is first aid?


What is first aid? 

When a person gets entangled in a sudden or unexpected accident, or becomes unconscious, or is afflicted by illnesses such as heart attack, which could be fatal, and if crucial medical help is delayed, the first medical attention rendered to him, to save his life, would be termed as first aid.

Even doctors might find it a wee-bit difficult to diagnose a patient, during emergency, without the help of their medical instruments. Similarly, a person doling out first aid might find it difficult to assess the cause for a person - fainting or becoming unconscious.

Hence, the prime duty of the person who is administering first aid is to remove things that could damage the life of the patient on hand, and must enable a process to keep him alive. The need for a knowledge of the disease or source of disease/ illness plays only a secondary role.


When a person is caught in an accident or is endangered, it is better to enquire for details from those in the vicinity. The details of the patient's name, age and address would come in handy.

It is imperative that the person administering first aid, in no way aggravates the situation also the person must protect his own self too. the onlookers could be requested to inform specification of medical aid required . the person delivering first aid must be well versed with the ways of conduction himself, whether it is a fire accident or an accident at a busy road with traffic congestion. 

Finally, one must never forget the fact that one is rendering only first aid and must concede graciously to the intervention of an experienced expert. 

Chitika

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