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		<title>Stress &#8211; part 2: the diagram</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note: the above diagram does not refer to any specific research, it is the product of my own experiences and knowledge of what stress is and does to people.  The result is an activity cycle diagram, a technique used in systems thinking.  I have used a program called Vensim to draw the diagram.  Feel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=253&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Workplace stress &#8211; insights into its consequences</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress exerts more than one effect. Its consequences can be felt sometimes long after the event that caused it in the first place. Making sense of stress and its causes is not always straightforward, especially for those experiencing traumatic events or pressures that turn their lives upside down. Workplace stress is an example where some of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=240&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quality shines through in the end with herbal medicines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This story illustrates why it is better to consult a knowledgeable herbalist than leave it to suppliers’ marketing and sales information. Some years ago when I first got interested in medicinal plants and had begun a course of study, I purchased a bottle of Ginkgo extract.  Inside the bottle were dry capsules containing extract of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=228&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Headaches and Betony</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year headaches I find can sometimes happen when the atmosphere is heavy and thunder and lightening threaten.  They drain you of energy and give you a burdensome ache in the forehead or at the back of the head.  Unless an effective and rapid remedy is found an afternoon’s work can be consigned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=220&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Herbal medicine for Candida and fungal infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herbal medicine has never been more important in the fight against persistent infections.  Drug resistant forms of bacteria and fungi are on the increase and pose a particular threat to immunocompromised people.  Drug resistant fungi are perhaps not so well known but are posing a challenge in addition to drug resistant bacteria like MRSA.  Studies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=212&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why use Ginkgo – can it help prevent diseases of ageing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ginkgo is a widely researched medicinal plant with many clinical applications, mainly for circulatory disorders but also for dementia and a range of other conditions including hearing loss, vertigo, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes. The maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, is a remarkable and ancient species that was the only member of its kingdom to survive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=206&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hawthorn for the cardiovascular system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Hawthorn is a great medicinal plant and a superb remedy for the heart and circulation – the cardiovascular system.  It flowers at this time of year, in early May, when hedgerows are covered in “May blossom”. One of the main health risks over 40s men face is high blood pressure and thickening of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=200&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Turmeric is as effective as ibuprofen for osteoarthritis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turmeric is known to be quite strongly anti-inflammatory &#8211; there has been quite a lot of research on it and it is useful for reducing the risk of damage to arteries from fatty deposits (atherosclerosis). Inflammation in joints arising from wear and tear (osteoarthritis) affects many people and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are consumed by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=195&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More on natural remedies for gout sufferers…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gout is very painful and can be very tricky to deal with. Ordinary painkillers can be fairly useless.  The uric acid that builds up and forms crystals in joints has to be removed in some way. If you have an inherited tendency to produce more uric acid than normal, you need to find a way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=190&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medicinal plants for anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anxiety strikes many people in our competitive and fast-paced world. It may be a sign of stress, though it could also be a psychological condition. Anxious people are fearful and this can affect how they are to others, seemingly either passive and hesitant or hostile and aggressive. It can also affect their bodies and give [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nherbs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8894719&amp;post=184&amp;subd=nherbs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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