Are Herbal Remedies Safe

Written by Loring A. Windblad


Copyright 2004 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

“Natural” does not necessarily mean “Pure”. “Herbal based” does not necessarily mean it is 100 percent herbal in makeup. “Organic” does not necessarily mean it is truly, purely, organic. And something that is certified “98% Natural and Organic” is actually”2% corrupted material”. Let me ask this: If you take a 10 ounce glass of filtered water, guaranteed pure, pristine, non-harmful, and add 1/8th of an ounce of rat poison, how safe is that water to drink? Likewise, if you are using a product that is “98 percent pure”, just how pure is that 100 percent product – what isrepparttar other 2 percent of it contributing torepparttar 114028 overall product? People who are suspicious of traditional medicines often prefer to selfmedicate with herbal remedies inrepparttar 114029 belief that "natural" equals 'safe." Although popularly considered innocuous, herbal remedies may contain powerful chemicals such as quinine from cinchona bark, digitalis (a heart drug) from foxgloves or Taxol (an anti-cancer remedy) from yew bark and some contain contaminants such as arsenic, lead and other metals. A herbal remedy taken for medicinal purposes is not an “over the-counter drug”, but it does deserve caution and respect. Probablyrepparttar 114030 major difference between “drugs” from one ofrepparttar 114031 major drug manufacturers andrepparttar 114032 herbs you grow in your herb garden or collect growing wild in nature is thatrepparttar 114033 “manufactured drug” is usually a specific extract fromrepparttar 114034 whole and as such is more concentrated and eliminates allrepparttar 114035 other associated components found inrepparttar 114036 complete herb. Further, their possible dangers are often spelled out onrepparttar 114037 package insert. By contrast,repparttar 114038 safety profile of most herbal products is not listed. And there is a general “unawareness: ofrepparttar 114039 lack of regulations governing their use byrepparttar 114040 public as a whole. Most herbal concoctions are not legally permitted to be sold as medications in Canada orrepparttar 114041 USA, but are classified as foods. Since they're regarded as foods, warning labels are not required. Only a few herbal products bear federal Drug Identification Numbers (DIN) approving their sale as drugs.

Natural Hair Color Restoration

Written by Loring Windblad


Copyright 2004 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.

There are at least three major ways to renew your hair color when you get old and gray.

You can choose to go to your hair salon and have your hair dresser provide a professional hair coloring. This involves washing, bleaching and then adding your color of choice – none of which is good for your hair.

You can choose to buy a colonization kit of your choice at your local drug or department store. Again, it will normally involve first bleaching your hair and then addingrepparttar color of your choice. And again you are beginning your process by harming your hair.

You can also choose to purchase a single-chemical colonization process. This usually works by applying it during your shower, letting it stay on your hair for as long as you wantrepparttar 114027 color-depth to return at each rinse, and then rinse it out. This is not nearly so damaging to your hair asrepparttar 114028 bleaching processes.

The downside to any of these choices, including bothrepparttar 114029 above and most ofrepparttar 114030 other alternatives out there, is thatrepparttar 114031 color does not emanate fromrepparttar 114032 roots and after a week you are beginning to have visible growth of your gray hair. After two weeks it becomes visible torepparttar 114033 casual glance, making renewing your chosen colonization process necessary, renewingrepparttar 114034 damage your are causing your hair.

It is not natural and must continue to be used to keep your chosen color looking natural and keep your roots colored – none natural and all damaging, more or less, to your hair.

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