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The Free Natural Healing Encyclopedia, featuring natural approaches to healing 120 illnesses, disorders, and conditions.
Tom Monte, author and Natural Healer
Tom Monte is one of the leading writers and teachers of natural healing in the world today. He has written more than thirty-five books and hundreds of articles on the subjects of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Cancer
Symptoms
The symptoms produced by cancer depend on the site of the tumor and the extent of the development. Any of the following are common: a lump, skin changes, weight loss, a sore that fails to heal, a blemish that enlarges, severe headaches, difficulty swallowing, persistent hoarseness, coughing up blood, persistent abdominal pain, change in shape and […]
Dyspepsia
Symptoms
Heartburn, nausea, reflux, stomachache, cramps, belching, and flatulence are all listed under the general rubric known as dyspepsia.
What is Dyspepsia?
From Modern Western Medicine
Dyspepsia is the medical term for indigestion and is usually caused by eating spicy food, fatty foods, eating too rapidly, or overeating. Eating when under stress, when angry, or when suffering from some other […]
Anemia
Symptoms
Pallor, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, depression, slow healing, loss of sex drive, bruising, brittle nails, nervousness, shortness of breath, and palpitations. Additional symptoms from Chinese medical diagnosis: white or coated tongue, pale tissue beneath fingernails, white tissue inside lower eyelid (pull lower lid down and see tissue within).
What is Anemia?
From Modern Western Medicine
The most common form of […]
Anal Itching
What is Anal Itching?
From Modern Western Medicine
The production of mucus from the anus tends to irritate the surrounding skin and may cause pruritus ani (itching of the anus). Hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and proctitis (inflammation of the rectum) may also cause anal discharge and irritation.
From Traditional Medicine
Anal itching is caused by the inability of the liver to […]
Bronchitis
Symptoms
Acute bronchitis causes slight fever, cough (dry or productive), mucopurulent secretions, flulike symptoms, chest pain, and reduced respiratory excursion.
Chronic bronchitis results in cough, sputum, difficulty in breathing, wheezing, asthmatic episodes, recurrences of pulmonary infection, respiratory failure, and exhaustion.
What is Bronchitis?
From Modern Western Medicine
Inflammation of the bronchial passages, the airways that connect the trachea to the […]
Bladder Problems
Symptoms
Various forms of incontinence, including stress incontinence, or the releasing of small amounts of urine when laughing, sneezing, coughing, or exercising; overflow incontinence, the inability to fully empty the bladder when urinating, with leaking of the urine throughout the day; urge incontinence, triggered by a single glass of water or the sound of water, causing a […]
Asthma
Symptoms
Difficulty breathing, especially exhalation, wheezing, coughing, and a sensation of choking.
What is Asthma?
From Modern Western Medicine
Asthma is recurrent attacks of breathlessness accompanied by wheezing during exhalation. Severity of symptoms changes from day to day and from hour to hour. The illness frequently starts up in childhood and often clears up or becomes less severe in early […]
Wounds, Cuts, Abrasions
What Are Wounds?
From Standard Western Medicine
Wounds are injuries caused by trauma and damage to tissues. All wounds should be place in ice-cold water immediately to stop the bleeding, reduce the chance of inflammation, and speed recovery. Thoroughly clean cuts in cold water and wash away all dirt and foreign objects. Bandage appropriately and keep the injury […]