A standard part of any homeopathic first-aid kit, Arnica montana provides relief from and speeds healing of bruising and trauma. Chronic conditions require the advice of a homeopathic practitioner to be sure the prescribed remedy is appropriate for the totality of the patient’s symptoms.

We challenge you to spend a month incorporating five to 15 minutes of meditation into each day's routine.

Bruises occur when you injure yourself or when you perform extreme physical effort such as weightlifting. This causes skin inflammation and discoloration. Bruises normally heal in about a week or two. Unfortunately, sometimes they can leave a mark on your skin that may take months to fade away.

Whether in tea, ginger ale or eaten with food, ginger has been used to treat nausea, indigestion and diarrhea for thousands of years. In addition to its traditional use as a digestive aid, ginger is a good source of some vitamins and minerals that are essential to men's health.

Some foods and supplements may make shedding those pesky extra pounds a bit easier. For example, Garcinia cambogia is a fruit and a supplement that may help block body fat production and help you reach your target weight goal. More human studies are needed to confirm its efficacy and safety, however.

Generally, there are three types of tooth infection: those centered in the gum, the surrounding bone or the inner cavity. Dental infections are not only painful, but dangerous. If the bacteria is allowed to grow unchecked, it can cause tooth loss, facial deformation, blood poisoning and even death.

Salons offer foot bath treatments intended to remove toxins. The treatment's premise claims that toxins are drawn out of the body through the pores on the feet and taken into the water. The treatment creators claim the foot bath targets toxins only; nutrients and medications remain in the body.

Flower essences are alternative medicines that purportedly impart the healing energies of specific flowers. Proponents say that they heal on an emotional level, allowing the physical body to heal as well by rebalancing negative emotional states related to tension, stress and anxiety.

Using eucalyptus essential oil with children is a non-toxic way to administer a powerful antiseptic and antibacterial aroma-therapeutic to the olfactory and bronchial systems.

It’s “natural” to forget herbal teas or botanical capsules when your doctor asks you what drugs you may be taking. Nevertheless, prescription blood thinners can be either negated or dangerously amplified by certain herbs.

Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D. is a holistic nutritionist who developed the Fat Flush Plan to increase metabolism, cleanse and support the liver, flush your system and lose fat. The Fat Flush diet has three phases and allows only specific foods and beverages.

The taste of fresh garlic flavors foods in a way that jarred garlic can't begin to match. Unpeeled garlic stores in a cool, dark, dry, well-ventilated location for three to five months, says food safety specialist Linda Harris of the University of California-Davis, but peeled garlic cloves will spoil faster.