Yerba mate, or mate, a strong tea made from a rain forest shrub, is now more popular than coffee in several South American countries, according to herbalist Michael Castleman in "The New Healing Herbs." Indigenous tribes living in South America harvested yerba mate to make tea long before the Spanish colonized the area. Mate may cause nervousness and sleeplessness due to its caffeine content, and also may be linked to bladder, esophageal, and head and neck cancers, according to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC.
Some breastfeeding women choose to go the traditional route by putting the baby to the breast for each feeding, while others choose to pump exclusively and feed the baby using a bottle. Women do exclusive pumping for a number o...
Specifically, it is an alkaloid derived from ephedra plants that affects your steroidal hormone production, especially noradrenaline. Ephedrine has been used in Asia in herbal-form to treat breathing problems for many generatio...
Curcumin is generally safe and well tolerated but may occasionally cause mild side effects. Like all health supplements, you should consult your doctor before taking curcumin.
It is a South American herb. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved some refined versions of stevia -- those that contain rebaudioside A -- for use as food additives. However, the FDA hasn't approved whole stev...
Stevia, an herb that grows in Brazil and Paraguay, has been touted as a natural sugar substitute for diabetics and others wishing to control sugar intake. Proponents say stevia has far fewer side effects than artificial sweeten...
Abnormal levels indicate a problem with the pancreas. Blood tests are utilized in order to measure your child's lipase levels. Lipase testing itself is safe and relatively painless, according to Kids Health. There are a few sid...
It is also used for recurrent genital herpes outbreaks. Valtrex does not cure the disease, but it prevents the virus from multiplying, according to eMedTV. Genital herpes may still be spread while taking Valtrex, so it's import...
The most common endocrine imbalance in women, PCOD has many negative effects on a woman's body, from potentially causing infertility to weight problems, excess facial hair and other side effects related to an overabundance of m...
They regulate important body functions such as blood sugar levels and how fast the heart beats. Additionally, hormonal problems, such as hypothyroidism, occur when the body is exposed to large or insufficient quantities of horm...
Dhar in 2009 in Bombay Hospital Journal. Dhar explains that although this type of existence is immaterial, it is the precursor to what becomes physical. Addressing illness on this level as opposed to the physical is thought to ...
The symptoms are similar to those of premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, but are much more intense. Although many selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, anti-anxiety medications and hormonal medications can effectively treat the s...
The thyroid gland is the manufacturing center for three hormones, thyroxine, or T4, triiodothyronine, or T3 and calcitonin. Thyroid problems that alter the production of these hormones can cause wide-reaching effects throughou...
Allergies are a response to a substance that is not necessarily bothersome to other people. At the same time, allergy symptoms vary among patients. Acne is a type of symptom attributed to food allergies. Acne is attributed to o...
But for some, the activity becomes compulsive and leads to social and financial ruin. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, around six million Americans experience problems from gambling, and one million people...
Its fruits are used in medicinal preparations to treat a wide range of hormonal and menstrual problems in women. Before taking any herbal medicine, including Vitex, you should consult your health-care provider to discuss any po...
As the hair is shedding, the growing phase begins all over again. If you're losing your hair, after the shedding phase is over, new hair does not start growing back in. This process can be really slow or really fast, and it can...
The pituitary gland produces a hormone called prolactin. Sometimes the pituitary gland produced too much prolactin due to a tumor or other cause. Dostinex suppresses the pituitary gland from producing the hormone until the body...
For many years, women had complained of various side effects from their silicone implants, including low-grade fever, chronic pain and other autoimmune problems.
