Some scientists consider the mesenchymal stem cells, also called bone marrow stem cells (BMSC) that come from adults, not embryos. Unlike embryonic stem cells, is no risk of cancer or immune rejection because they come from the patient they will treat, and there is no risk of contracting infectious blood borne diseases. A drug, which consists of stem cells from donor bone marrow, gets injected into the vein. Then, the cells travel through the bloodstream and take up residence in the heart. The BMSC are supposed to form new cardiac myocytes and coronary vessels following an induced myocardial infarct (myocardial infarcts do not regenerate and eventually result in the death of the individual, even if myocytes in the surviving myocardium undergo hypertrophy and cell division occurs in the border area of the dead tissue). It has been already on mice and it gave positive results. Besides, numerous attempts have been made to repair damaged myocardium in animal models and in humans because the BMSC maintain the ability throughout adult life to self-renew and differentiate into cells of all blood lineages. These adult BMSC have recently been shown to have the capacity to differentiate into multiple specific cell types in tissues other than bone marrow.

The other option scientists are considering for is the angiogenic cell precursors, or ACPs, the stem cells whose normal function is to repair damaged blood vessels. When injected into and around the heart, these cells build new blood vessels and restore function to the damaged heart tissue. This type of stem cells are supposed to treat patients suffering from coronary artery disease (angina), cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure (CHF) and the risks involved are similar to those of a standard angioplasty or minimally invasive heart surgery (NOT open-heart surgery).
Nevertheless, these are just studies that are still in Clinical trials and they are promising because it’s very rare that the human body rejects its own stem cells.

In Japan, people with flu are drinking tamagozake (egg and sake) before going to bed to keep the boy warm and to help them in the early stage of a cold. Other home remedies for cold symptoms: grilled umeboshi (pickled plum) until it’s burnt, pour very hot green tea over it, then drink to reduce fever; mix 2 tsp of grated ginger and 2 tsp of sugar in a cup, and pour 2/3 cup of hot water in the cup (use fresh ginger root to make shogayu) to clear up a stuffed nose.

In North America, the Native Americans, the Menominees used the inner bark from native hemlock as a cure for influenza. They would also boil it and drink it like a tea. It is said to help by making you sweat and relieving the fever and chills. The Delaware Indians boiled the inner bark of Dogwood to make their fever-reducing tea. Also used in the same way by various tribes are the Willow and the Feverwort. Some used the bark, some the root, and some used the leaves to make the tea. Also known to treat flu symptoms are Rabbit Tobacco, Sage, and Wild Cherry.

The Scots were seamen and used for colds and flu Hot Rum and Pep (rum and peppermint) , drinking nettle tea and going for a walk to get sea air. Not mountain air, not any kind of air but sea air.

In South America, the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca cultures each developed sophisticated uses for medicinal plants before the Spanish Conquest in the early part of the sixteenth century. Now, the most used cure for stuffy nose is taking regular whiffs of a sachet containing a pungent mix of crushed garlic, broken bay leaves and coarsely ground nutmeg. They seem to believe that stinky things clear the nostrils.

In South Africa, natives used grind fresh garlic and in soups to create a cold tonic, they inhale a mixture of turmeric and boiled water to clear up nasal congestion, and for coughs they administer a potent cough syrup of half black pepper and half honey.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine recommends the herb astragalus by tincture, pill or even injection to boost the immune system and reduce cold symptoms. Pak fah yeou, which literally translates as “White Flower Oil”, composed of wintergreen, camphor, menthol, eucalyptus, lavender and peppermint oils, is used to rub backs and chests to relieve chest congestion and cough and under noses to relieve stuffiness.

People from Serbia used to make a hot caramel drink to relieve cough and bronchitis and Serbian tea (slowly melt two to three teaspoons of sugar; add a few drops of water, a cup of plum brandy) to treat the common cold and chills.

For instance, a sanguine person is rather quiet, can easily cope with all kinds of shocks and prefers unusual dishes. They should keep vigilant watch on exotic food cooked with their own hand and try not to abuse high-calorie components of dishes being prepared. They should choose such diets, where foods are vegetable-based or corn-based, and require several hours of cooking.

A phlegmatic person is slow and rather prefers to eat just a piece of bread than busy himself with cooking. He has a sandwich, then a bag of chips in an hour, then chocolate bar in half an hour, then one more sandwich. Phlegmatic person should make efforts to force himself eating almost by hours, two or three times a day, but have a meal of full value. One meal must be hot, by all means. Also phlegmatic person should not forget about first courses. Because fish have a cold and moist quality and increase phlegm, they are harmful for this type of temperament. An excess of phlegm is harmful for the nerves and brain, causing lumbago, apoplexy and paralysis. To expel this harmful phlegm from the body, laxative herbs, hot water or honey with vinegar should be taken. Diet consisting of soups and cereals, mutton and chickpea soup, young pigeon, sparrow, and hot herbs such as mastic, cinnamon and cuminis are best for this type of people.

Choleric persons are impetuous, they are inclined to be emotionally unstable. They have not enough patience, so they often fall into fast-foods or convenience foods traps. In the mornings these people should eat one or two morsels of bread soaked in a sour sherbet made of pomegranate, sour grape, sour apple or lemon juice, and drink a sour sherbet of this kind. Dishes such as sour sherbet, stew with unripe grapes, stew with plums, stew of lentils with vinegar are proper nutrients for this kind of person. Diet for choleric person can be different, but not too severe, and not kind of diet which requires meticulous calories counting.

People with a melancholic temperament should eat moist foods and avoid dry foods such as millet, lentils, dried meat and salty foods. For example, salt fish seasoned in vinegar, a dry and cold foodstuff, prevents the building up of yellow bile in the stomach, which causes indigestion and an increase of black bile, resulting in furuncles and itching. Therefore, melancholic person should choose the best diet, which is short-term or even have fasting days and they should also add more fruits, honey and sweets to their diet.

When these bacteria enter your stomach and small intestine, they wait for an opportunity to multiple. When you eat junk food, overeat, mix foods incorrectly or have continual stress, excess stomach acid is created. This weakens the stomach lining and gives H. pylori a chance to embed into these weak areas and multiple. In other words, it becomes responsible for the majority of stomach ulcers that medical practitioners come across.
Doctors treat this bacterium with a week-long course of two different antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor. But these antibiotics can cause severe side effects so it’s better to try treating it naturally before thinking of getting antibiotics.
Mastic gum - The University of Nottingham in the UK has carried out clinical trials on mastic gum, which has been shown to kill the H. Pylori virus. Being a raisin, the mastic gum comes from the sap of the mastic tree in the Mediterranean.
Manuka honey – obtained from the native New Zeeland Manuka bush, a type of tea tree, it possesses an extraordinary antibacterial quality that is particularly effective in killing H. Pylori without interfering with the beneficial bacteria present in our body. Patients should take as much honey as needed to ease the discomfort or burning sensation. Usually, 1 teaspoon with 30 minutes before meals is enough.
Raspberries have one of the highest concentrations of ellagic acid, a powerful disease-fighting substance. This phytochemical can be found in blueberries, strawberries and certain nuts and has been shown to be antiviral, anticarcinogenic, antimutagen and antibacterial. Ellagic acid destroys the H. Pylori and it is preserved no matter how raspberries are cooked or frozen and is an effective natural combatant of the bacteria.
Broccoli - a Japanese study in April of 2009 found that broccoli is an effective natural remedy of the H. pylori bacteria. It was found that sulforphane in broccoli sprouts reduces the colonies of H. pylori bacteria. Sulforphanes, similar to ellagic acid, have antimicrobial, anticancer and antidiabetic properties.
Cinnamon - a 1998 Israeli study found that extracts of cinnamon helped the stomach in its fight against H. Pylori. In the study, cinnamon extracts inhibited urease enzymes from catalyzing reactions in H. Pylori cells. The cinnamon was found to work as well as a common antibiotic.

Do you still have some mayonnaise from the delicious salad you had for breakfast? Apply a generous thick layer on your face for 20 minutes. Then rinse with cold water and apply a hydrating cream. The eggs contain albumin which hydrates and softens the epidermis. The only condition is to use a natural homemade mayonnaise and not one bought from the supermarket.
If you have oily complexion, you can reduce the excess of sebum by applying every week a mask based on tomatoes. Smash a tomato and apply it on your face. After 20 minutes rinse with warm water (not hot water because it irritates the skin).
You can also prepare a refreshing mask by mixing one tablespoon of olive oil with juice from ¼ lemon. What can it be easier than that? Besides, it removes your excessive sebum and it hydrates your skin at the same time.
Milk is an excellent source of calcium and magnesium, two minerals that will pamper your skin, hydrating and refreshing it. Apply some milk on you face with a cotton pad, massage gently and after 20 minutes rinse with slightly warm water.
But if you have a dry skin, Honey is the answer to your problem. And you don’t even have to mix it with other ingredients. You should simply apply a thin layer of honey on your face and neck and keep the mask until the honey dries up. Then remove the mask with very warm water (not hot!).
Tonify your skin, mix honey with a smash ripe banana. Keep the mask onto your face until it dries up. You can use this mask for your hair too, but e careful not to use too much honey.
If you like peach, why not allow your skin to taste it? Smash a peach and mix it with one teaspoon of brandy and apply the mixture onto your face for 20 minutes. Then rinse with cold water.
As you can see, there are a lot of delicious possibilities for taking care of your complexion. You only have to choose the one which can answer to your skin’s needs.

Male infertility is a highly manageable condition with current medical treatment but there are also many natural remedies to help increase male fertility. These usually increase sexual desire, raise testosterone levels, increase sperm count and help maintain an erection longer.
For instance, Panax Ginseng, also known as Chinese or Korean ginseng, is a popular infertility remedy in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed to increase firmness and length of an erection, as well as increase testosterone levels, sperm count, and sperm motility. The other benefits that ginseng has, is that it is a natural male tonic that helps stimulate the immune system. Standardized Asian ginseng or Siberian ginseng can be taken daily. The dosage for either of them should be around 100 to 200mg per day.
Ashwagandha commonly known as Indian ginseng has been used for centuries by the Indians as a male sexual tonic. A teaspoon of Ashwagandha stirred into a cup of warm milk should be had twice a day to help treat this deficiency.
Astralagus has long been used to treat male infertility. It is thought to improve conception rates by improving sperm motility and concentration. A de-concoction can be prepared by simmering one ounce of dried Astragalus root in a cup of water for 30 minutes. Once the liquid is reduced by half let it cool. You should take this once a day regularly for best results.
Zinc and folic acid are also great sperm builders. These additional nutrients to maca root and orange juice should all be taken in high-quality natural supplement form-as well as in diet form. Zinc deficiency can lead to reduced numbers of sperm and impotence in men, although the correlation between blood levels of zinc and sperm quality remains controversial. Reportedly, infertile men have lower levels of zinc in their semen, than men with normal fertility. Besides, Pumpkin seeds are known to be naturally rich in zinc and essential fatty acids. You can boost your sperm production and also help increase the functioning of male reproductive system with the help of them.
However, a healthy diet and natural supplements are not enough to overcome infertility. Men must avoid smoking, alcohol drinking, having hot baths and wearing tight underwear that causes them to be uncomfortable. Wearing loose trousers that lets their skin breathe also helps to increase the sperm production drastically.

Apply certain remedies to get rid of dry, cracked, chapped lips:
- Keep the body hydrate by drinking lots of water. Water or fluids keep the body moist which keeps the skin soft and supple.
- Make a vitamin rich juice by adding 1 tbsp. of water cress, carrot and spinach juice, 2 tbsp. wheat germ oil, one glass of tomato juice, and 1 tbsp. of nutritional yeast.
- Eat whole grains, legumes and nutritional yeast.
- Avoid flavored tooth paste.
- Apply lip balm or petroleum jelly on the lips to keep them smooth and always when you go to bed.
- Many people keep wetting their lips with their tongue, which makes the lips dark, and color and lose the moister. Stop wetting lips with tongue rather apply moisturizer.
- Apply butter or pure ghee into the naval.
- Soak rose petals in raw milk for few hours. Then make it a paste and apply on the lips to keep them pink and smooth. This helps the lips to retain their lost color.
- Rub cucumber slice on your lips.
- Apply margosa leaf extract on your lips.
- Put some aloe vera gel on your lips.
- Apply milk cream.
- Applying glycerin on the lips with a little honey.
- Applying castor oil on badly dried lips.
- Take a saline bath.
- Avoid licking your lips. Saliva evaporates quickly, leaving the lips drier than before.
- See to it that your diet provides you with sufficient quantity of vitamin A. Carrots, tomatoes and green leafy vegetables are the good sources of vitamin A.
- Excessive use of lipsticks on the lips too makes them dark and dry. At times let them breathe without putting anything on them. Before applying lip color apply some lip balm or moisturizer on your lips to keep them moist.
- Never peel the dead dry skin from the lips.
However, if these remedies don’t work, you should see a dermatologist as soon as possible!

However, this procedure has some risks:
- Any procedure where the skin is penetrated carries a risk of infection. The chance of infection requiring antibiotic treatment appears to be less than one in 1,000.
- A small amount of orthopedic cement can leak out of the vertebral body. This does not usually cause a serious problem, unless the leakage moves into a potentially dangerous location such as the spinal canal.
- Other possible complications include infection, bleeding, increased back pain and neurological symptoms such as numbness or tingling. Paralysis is extremely rare.
- There is a risk of allergic reaction to the contrast material used for intraosseous venography or to help visualize the balloon as it inflates on the x-ray image.
But there are doctors who support the procedure despite its risks. In fact, two studies published last month in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM ) sustain that participants in a study who received vertebroplasty felt no less pain than participants who were given a placebo treatment, in which no bone cement was injected into the spine.

According to these studies, the vertebroplasty has the following benefits:
- Vertebroplasty can increase a patient’s functional abilities, allow a return to the previous level of activity without any form of physical therapy or rehabilitation and prevent further vertebral collapse.
- The procedure is usually successful at alleviating the pain caused by a vertebral compression fracture; many patients feel significant relief almost immediately. Many patients become symptom-free.
- Following vertebroplasty, about 75 percent of patients regain lost mobility and become more active, which helps combat osteoporosis. After the procedure, patients who had been immobile can get out of bed, reducing their risk of pneumonia. Increased activity builds more muscle strength, further encouraging mobility.
- Usually, vertebroplasty is safe and effective.
- No surgical incision is needed—only a small nick in the skin that does not have to be stitched closed.

The use of creams that are made with topical steroid is perhaps the most common and proven main cause of perioral dermatitis. Medically prescribed steroid sprays can be another cause. Inhaling these sprays often helps alleviate blocked noses. Perioral dermatitis can be a detrimental side effect. Facial medication, skin irritation and the excessive use of facial creams can also lead to an unsightly facial rash in the same field. Rosacea can even be another cause. Culprits that act as catalysts to perioral dermatitis include fluorinated toothpastes and oily skin.
Young women can be affected by this skin disease but it has been known to affect men and children sometimes and often it comes and goes over time. But if you are suffering from this condition, it would be a nuisance for you especially when you are dealing with people face-to-face every day.
Thankfully, Perioral dermatitis can be treated with creams and proper diet. However, it cannot be rest assured that these would likely recur in time. To some, it’s hereditary; hence, there’s not much they can do but make supportive measures just to lessen the symptoms.

Here are the things you can do at home to prevent and to lessen these skin breakouts:
- Oral antibiotics may be prescribed to you by your dermatologist. An oral antibiotic program should be done which lasts for six weeks or sometimes long depending on what your dermatologist or medical practitioner feels is best for your perioral dermatitis. You could experience problems if you don’t complete the full course of antibiotics.
- Corticosteroid creams and ointments will also be prescribed. They serve to treat the outbreaks. After using the creams, the breakouts will still recur to some.
- The facial rash is cleaned with water. Wash your face with mild facial cleanser or mild soap twice a day to prevent the risk of irritation and infection.
- Stop using sunscreens and cosmetics.
- Try to relax once in a while. Get a good night’s sleep and avoid stressing out too much.
- Grape seed extract is said and believed to have a good effect on people suffering from this condition. Applying the extract to your chin, nose, and lip area would help with the breakouts. Drinking grape seed extract juice would also be helpful.

You should also know that the rash will often worsen tremendously before it starts to get better. Individuals should expect this but topical steroids shouldn’t be used on the affected area. If you do then the rash will likely appear again.

Most people think the treatment for glaucoma range from topical medications to eye surgery. The most common treatment is eye drops that reduce fluid formation in the eye and promote increased outflow. But eye drops for glaucoma have major side effects, such as low blood pressure, asthmatic wheezing, bronchial cough, light-headedness and fatigue. Nobody wants side effects like these so it makes sense to seek natural treatments and glaucoma cures.

So, if you have glaucoma or are at risk for developing it, these natural glaucoma remedies are for you:
- Vitamin A and carotenoid are needed to keep healthy eyes and to improve night vision.
- Take Vitamin E. It removes particles from the eye lens. Some patients respond to 1,000 mg per day, while others require larger doses. However, because individual tolerance varies, the total daily intake should not exceed 3,000 mg per day unless directed by a physician.
- Eat spinach and take Lutein or spinach extract because they contains carotenoid needed for retina and eye tissue and sometimes reverses many eye conditions.
- Eyebright herb in drops is excellent for glaucoma. This plant can be use internally and is much more effective than commercial eye drops and safer.
- Take Ginkgo Biloba because it increases the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the eye and it clears toxins. Mix it with zinc sulfate to slow down progressive vision loss.
- Cayenne is an anti inflammatory for the mucus membranes. Use very small amounts, well diluted with water or in eye drop form. It increases blood flow to the eye.
- Bilberry strengthens and protects veins and blood vessels, protects the retina, reduces pressure in glaucoma and can stop the growth of cataracts.
- Use Fennel. This plant although used in the kitchen for salads is also a very good herb for vision problems. When snakes shed their skin they are temporarily blinded and eat fennel to restore their sight. It can be eaten raw or made as a tea and the tea can be used as an eyewash.
- Jaborandi is a herb that grows in the rainforest. It’s been used for about 120 years in patients with glaucoma because it contains pilocarpine.
- Avoid coffee. Caffeine causes stimulation of vasoconstrictors, elevating blood pressure and increasing blood to the eye.
- Eat seeds, nuts and grains, vegetables and fruit, with emphasis on raw Vitamin C-rich foods, fresh fruits and vegetables.

Moreover, the patient should avoid emotional stress and cultivate a tranquil, restful lifestyle. He should also avoid prolonged straining of the eye such as occurs during excessive T.V. or movie watching and excessive reading. The use of sunglasses should be avoided.