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Natural Health Approaches Effective for both Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases and Infectious Disease

When most of us are under the weather, the first thing that comes to mind is to find out where the emergence rooms are ,  for a doctor ’ s prescription for an antibiotic. However, in the present day, there is a considerable section of the society embracing natural approaches to dealing with infectious diseases, and I am proud to be among this part  of the society.  In my case, this inclination towards use of  natural approaches to tackle  infectious diseases came about accidentally, while I was using natural approaches  (vitamins, mineral supplements, medicinal herbs in the form of nutritional therapeutic/healing approaches)  to deal with my own non-communicable ill-health conditions that had befallen me. The biggest surprise to me was that, not only did the natural approaches help me to recover from the ill-health chronic condition s , but also kept me off infectious diseases, and noticeably, in particular the co mmon cold and flu, from the time I...

Staying Health - A personal responsibility

Most current human health problems are man-made lifestyle diseases and are also extended to animals. I f lifestyle- related diseases are man-made, it then follows that by common sense, they can also be “ man-prevented ” . The ill-health related man-made risk factors are broad and include modern unwholesome foods,  chemicals in personal care and cleaning products, and a wide range of air and water pollutants. The existence of the ill-health risk factors entangled in our environment makes it a challenge for us to fend off their potential threats and harms. It demands that we don ’ t look for salvation solely from our healthcare providers, but ensure that we get involved in determining our own health - Taking Charge of Our Own Health. There are a couple of facts we can put forward to justify why we need to take charge of our own health: t he experts can ’ t fix everything ; healthcare systems are imperfect; affordability limitations; we deserve service satisfaction and we need to be...