Not a pretty site, is it?

Gingivitis is a serious health threat IMHO.

Bleeding gums can be a pathway for bacteria to get into the blood stream and infect other parts of your body.

Bleeding gums are not normal, they are not normal at all.

Here are two videos about Gingivitis:

Gingivitis Video - Part 1.

Gingivitis Video - Part 2.

Liberal estimates are that 98% of people suffer from or will suffer from gingivitis or worse in their lifetimes.

Conservative estimates say that 65% of people over the age of 35 suffer from gingivitis.

Whichever the case may be, gingivitis is a real threat.

Gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss.

Get it fixed today.

Don’t let this happen to you.

If it already has, get help today.

Tags: gingivitis, gum disease, periodontitis, tooth loss, oral health, dental health, oral care, gum health

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Do you have a child that wets the bed?

Have you heard of Equisetum?

It has been used in Chinese medicine for bladder problems and to relieve anxiety.

Here is a picture of Equisetum L. in nature:

Jennifer Anderson
@ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Bed Wetting should be investigated by your physician. Check with him to see if an herbal remedy would be appropriate.

If bedwetting occurs in children over the age of 5 more than twice a month it is called : enuresis (bedwetting).

If the child had been dry for a period of over 6 months and bedwetting occurs it is called secondary enuresis.

3% of boys and 2% of girls, at age ten still wet the bed.

You can purchase a herbally formulated remedy [AFF] that contains Equisetum - designed to put a stop to bed wetting in a natural and gentle way.

“My nine year old son …. and has been dry every morning since. My wife and I thank you…. and more importantly my son thanks you.”-

“…for 6 weeks and we have had wonderful success!”

The problem is usually not a physical problem, but in rare cases it is. That is why it is important to visit a physician for proper diagnosis.

Still, if this problem can be resolved, it could be such a relief to both you and your child.

Tags: eneurisis, secondary enuresis, bedwetting, Equisetum, bladder control, wetting the bed

There is precious little information that scientifically establishes any remedy value to Avena Sativa.

That doesn’t mean there is no value, it just means it hasn’t been studied and well documented.

Vague references exist about it’s ability to ’strengthen the nervous system’ - whatever that means.

Some hinted at the ability of oats to help the skin when used in a bath.

Everyone has probably heard that oats can help to lower cholesterol.

I remember one person tell me that eating a bowl of oatmeal per day helped to balance his blood sugar - in his opinion.

If he ate the oatmeal, he would not get dizzy. If he did not, he would. (subjective experiences always interest me - they are like clues waiting to be validated)

Some claim that it may be useful to fight nicotine cravings and thereby help people to quit smoking.

Here is a product that contains Avena Sativa [AFF] - used for this purpose.

The same company suggests that oats might be able help fight insomnia and depression and that it has a balancing effect on the nervous system.

Of course, I’m not able to find any scientific studies about the affects of this plant. But that is not surprising, there is probably no monetary incentive to study it, as it is not patentable.

Not much literature about the healing affects of this plant have been found. However, I did find a statement that it has been used in India to help fight opium addictions.

Opium Plant

The FDA of course has not evaluated Avena Sativa for any medicinal purposes.

There are certainly a lot of people out there that sell oats in capsule or tincture form.

Recap: Not much in the way of scientific studies on oats (Avena Sativa) but unsubstantiated claims and subjective experiences indicate that such studies might produce some interesting results.

Tags: oats, Avena Sativa, cravings, addictions, smoking, nicotine