January 1, 2010

All for Family

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 2:39 am

The family always becomes another power for our life and stay together with them always give us something to do more in our activities. This is the main reason why when we meet our entire family member, we can feel that we are not alone. This spirit become more important when we found (more…)

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December 11, 2009

Speeding Up the Healing Process

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 3:51 pm

Other natural therapies used along with reflexology can complement and dramatically speed the healing process. These include:
Colonic irrigations
Herbs
Vitamin, mineral, and (more…)

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December 1, 2009

Putting Your Foot in Your Mouth

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 11:31 am

Reflexology is not just fancy footwork. In fact, many reflexologies are adamant that you never call their practice a foot rub, or just foot and/or hand massage. I tend to be more relaxed about semantics, but (more…)

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October 21, 2009

Skin Care

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 1:12 am

Skin always becomes an interesting talking topic because there is always something new in about it. The power of skin is too big if we just make illustration like in advertising or any promotion from (more…)

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October 18, 2009

The extensive trigger list: Mission impossible

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 10:13 pm

It seems that anything and everything has been reported to cause rosacea flare-ups! The following list obtained from questionnaires sent to rosacea sufferers will prove the point. It reads like everything that’s good, (more…)

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October 17, 2009

Treating Rosacea

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 7:09 am

Most mild cases of rosacea can be treated and controlled with topical agents alone. (Topical refers to a product that is used on the skin, such as a cream, ointment, lotion, foam, gel, or a cleanser.) However, if topical treatment isn’t doing the job, an oral antibiotic is generally prescribed (systemic therapy). Compared with (more…)

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October 15, 2009

Treating rosacea by mouth

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 4:03 am

The same systemic oral antibiotics used to treat acne that I discuss in Chapter 10 also calm the papules and pustules of your rosacea. Here, I provide you with the rosacea specific information and tips associated with these drugs. For complete information, including how to take the medication and potential (more…)

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October 13, 2009

Going the surgical route for rhinophyma

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 10:00 pm

Recontouring procedures with a scalpel or a carbon dioxide laser have been used successfully to “sculpt” the excess nose tissue of rhinophyma back down to a more normal shape and appearance. This may also be accomplished by electrocautery, a process of destroying tissue by using a small (more…)

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October 11, 2009

Buzzing the Telangiectasias away

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 1:56 am

Your dermatologist can treat your telangiectasias by electrocautery — destroying them with a tiny electric needle using extremely low volt-age electricity. The needle zaps along the length of the blood (more…)

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October 3, 2009

Cushing’s disease and Cushing’s syndrome

Filed under: therapy — cgc @ 4:46 am

Acne, or more accurately, “acne like” lesions, can be seen in Cushing’s disease and Cushing’s syndrome.

Cushing’s disease is the name given to a condition caused by a pituitary tumor that secretes excessive amounts of adrenocorticotropic hormone (known as ACTH). This hormone stimulates the adrenal glands to produce excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol. Other tumors or conditions also may lead to excess (more…)

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