The herbal remedies we found in herbs and spices fall into category of magnificent anti-inflammatory because they are rich in phytochemicals. Based on a study from University of Michigan, for instance, holy basil has anti-inflammatory activity compared to ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin.

Why are anti-inflammatory foods important for good health? Because inflammation is suspected to play a significant role in cancer, heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, allergies, and more.

Do not forget to sprinkle some of these powerful healing herbs and spices on your daily intake! Here are the top 13 anti-inflammatory herbs and spices.

Herbs and spices work wonderful on inflammation in a multi-faceted holistic and balanced way without the side effects of drugs.

Excellent Herbs & Spices for a healthy living

Okay, now it’s the time for you as patient to take turn and being inside the practice room of your doctor, make sure to use your time efficiently and effectively since many people are waiting outside.

Here below are my experiences and I am sure would be useful for you:

• Before going to a doctor, while at home: make a list of questions to confirm your doubts on your illness, impact and your medication whether they are truly significant to your health in the long run, or just being merely a worriness as a patient; also make sure that you already cross checked your questions with other reliable sources as comparison for your alternative treatment or healing.
• Ask your doctor about the symptoms you feel recently, is there any relation with your prevailing conditions in connection with your ailments?
• Ask the doctor what kind of prescription of drugs or medications that you will consume, is there any side effects? If it yes, request your doctor whether he/she can gave a generic drug medication to find the suitable price. It would be the best way to find an MD Doctor who also specialized in herbal remedies or natural remedies. You will be served by “both worlds”.
• At the end of your session with your doctor (around 20 minutes), try to rephrase the questions you have asked and make a brief summary from your doctor’s explanations as to avoid misperception for your treatment, nevertheless you will not skip any doubtful you have or forgot your doctor advice. Please jot down your doctor’s explanations, thus is more accurate and you can see your notes again in case you forgot detail information.

Doctor – Patient Relationship

As times goes by and you are going through aging process, it is important to have your medical check up regularly. Here below we share with you important tips for general check up. Even a car needs a thorough machine tune up at least every 6 month, and so does your body!

It would be the best for your overall health to check your body using conventional medical methods and apply your healthy living using herbal and natural remedies. Thus, it is using “both world” and if possible try to find a medical doctor for you and your family who also specialized herbal remedies.

Every 6 months

Check your teeth to a dentist and clean the plaque

Every 1 Year

Check the condition of your blood (such as blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid etc).

Check your eye’s vision and ear.

Papsmear test: every 1 - 3 year starting from age 20 and every year starting age 30.

Mammogram test for breast: every year from age 40, every 3 years from age 20 -30.

Every 10 year

Colonoscopy: to extract and clean colon (start age 40)

Do you know what actually Natural Remedies is? Then, what is the different with Home Remedies and Natural Home Remedies?

Perhaps you have seen abundant information about remedies in the internet. It is quite not difficult to grasp this kind of information on remedies if you have health related background. Nevertheless, how about if you never engaged to health problems and doesn’t even like biology subject back there at school years ago? Most probably you will be overwhelmed by this huge information. And, suppose you hate cooking, or lack the experience being in the kitchen. Why kitchen? Because kitchen is the only source that you can find spices, vegetables, fruits and other natural ingredients which are useful as natural home remedies.

There you go!

Kitchen, also your backyard are the starting point for natural home remedies. They are the hidden treasure for your health and vitality that I’m sure you have been taken for granted all this time. For clarification of definitions, I have confirmed with Dr. Aviandy Sukarto, MSc, SpKP about the meaning of home remedies, natural home remedies and natural remedies.

Home Remedies:

-        everything you can find in your kitchen and your house for remedies which are not only limited to nature elements but also your first aid box and other common items to deal with common ailments;

-        thus would be including a bottle of formulated syrup to banish cough and cold or pills for headache and diarrhea and any other simple medication which have standard approval and under strict licensed from ministry of health which it can be used without prescription from a doctor.

Natural Home Remedies:

- anything you can pick from your kitchen, backyard and surround your home which are still nature in character; for example spices, vegetable, fruit and herbs.

Natural Remedies:

-        you can find it in your kitchen, backyard, garden, ditch, and anything beyond your household which means your surroundings every where you go;

-        consist of herbal remedies and non-herbal remedies (such as dried animals) which only made from natural ingredients.

Now can you see the big picture about Natural Remedies?