In my San Antonio, Texas based Massage Therapy and Bodywork practice I often treat pain from various syndromes including Piriformis Syndrome. Like many painful conditions Piriformis Syndrome responds quite well to massage therapy and bodywork.

What is Piriformis Syndrome?

Piriformis Syndrome is the name of a painful nerve entrapment condition in which the sciatic nerve is placed under abnormal pressure by the piriformis muscle. The piriformis muscle attaches to the...

In Ayurveda, an ancient Indian system of healing, wrong and irregular food habits, nervous imbalance, stressed life style, low immunity, non adherence to the natural rhythms of body and negative emotions like jealousy, anger, hatred leads to deranged agni which is the main cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Jathara agni (digestive fire) found in the small intestine helps in breaking down the food in the smaller molecules to be digested easily.

If it is weakened due...

Honestly, natural apple cider vinegar is one of nature's own, true miracle health elixirs. The long history of its use demonstrates, rather clearly, that using vinegar was once highly revered as a practical medical application long before Johnny Appleseed graced North America by planting apple trees.

The healing powers of vinegar has been traced back as far as 3000 BC, Hippocrates, Babylonia, and to 15th century England as a means to ward off dangerous and infectious...

A boil, also known as a furuncle, is an acute staphylococcal infection of a hair follicle. It begins as an tender red nodule and enlarges to a pustule. A painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation enclosing a core. Also known as a furuncle if it has a single core, or a carbuncle if it has multiple cores.

Boils, especially those caused by MRSA, an antibiotic resistant bacteria, have become increasingly common over the past several years. These can occur in normal...

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which, the thyroid gland produces inadequate amount of thyroid hormones in the body than required. Thyroid hormone is closely related to the metabolism of the body and play key role in maintaining all bodily systems to perform their works without any interruption.

Hypothyroidism is a condition that is to be treated as early as possible to avoid its forthcoming complications. There are many ways to treat hypothyroidism but natural remedies are...

In these dark, cold days of August (isn't it hard to believe it is summer?) tiny golden suns adorn our herb-garden at Herbal Tinctures Supplies. They bring a joyful blaze to the garden, and I am always amazed at how versatile these commonly-seen flowers are.

Marigold (Calendula Officinalis) is one of the most wonderful, and probably underestimated herbal remedies available. Skin inflammation, bruising, strains, cuts and wounds,minor burns and scalds,skin ulcers,all...

La Sábila: ¿Amiga o Enemiga?

La planta de Sábila es reconocida mundialmente por sus beneficios curativos y ha sido usada por miles de años. Aparte de ser uno de los secretos de belleza de la reina Cleopatra, la Sábila se usa alrededor del mundo entero para curar y cicatrizar heridas, mejorar la digestión y mucho más.

Pero es importante entender que no todas las especies de Sábila son buenas para la salud. Existen...

If you have been working out regularly, eating the right foods for a few months, and trying to get enough sleep, but are not seeing any real results, a liver flush could be the answer. In many cases, after individuals have practiced poor eating habits for so long, when they do make improvements to their health, it may take the body a little while to catch on. Additionally, debris and impurities that have been caked onto the intestines can be difficult to remove, and when the digestive...

You have tried the urinary tract infection antibiotics and you continue to suffer from a recurring urinary tract infection. You are not alone and millions of people are dealing with the same problem? But there is a reason why antibiotics can only do so much. And if you continue to suffer from a U.T.I., you could be putting your kidneys and health in serious danger.

Are You Curing the Symptoms or the Infection?

Over 10 million Americans suffer from a urinary tract...

Psoriasis is an inflammatory, noncontiguous skin disorder due to which, roughness and redness appears with fine silvery scales. Psoriasis can be considered as a imbalance of Vata and Kapha doshas. Irregular food habits, consumption of foodstuffs that cannot be eaten together (E.g.: milk products with fish), excessive intake of yogurt, black gram, seafood, salted items, alcohol and tobacco are few things, which may enhance this disease.
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