Alternative Medicine - November 2006

do paramedics ever get depresed or sad about a patient

2006-11-15 18:15:11 · 9 answers · asked by paige_bad_girl 1

2006-11-15 17:45:11 · 3 answers · asked by dawn_r2000 1

let me know if that is true and bring me some examples.(let me know the effect).

2006-11-15 16:55:42 · 7 answers · asked by ticoguana 3

i have serious problems with assimilating vitamins, calcium, minerals in general. it's a problem i've faced for years, but it seems to have gone worse during the last few months.i am underweight and even if i eat quite a lot it's useless.
i must admit i smoke, drink coffee, don't eat regularly and lately have had problems with sleep.i have a very stressful life and work a lot, but i have to, otherwise i couldn't support my kids.

2006-11-15 16:40:32 · 9 answers · asked by monica06 2

2006-11-15 16:22:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-15 16:16:58 · 6 answers · asked by BasketballFan 1

I was diagnosed recently (one month ago) with sever hypertention (at the ripe age of 23) I was perscribed pills, but im not too keen on all the side effects. Im under an extreem amount of stress and its leading to the anxiety as well as aiding on the hypertention. I do meditation and try to relax with candels, exersize and baths etc...But its only a temperary fix. (Like its only relieved while doing the activity). Any ideas on alternative treatments??? Or any feedback on whats worked for anyone whos been through this???

2006-11-15 15:40:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-15 15:20:59 · 7 answers · asked by lotusdell 4

2006-11-15 15:18:30 · 3 answers · asked by lotusdell 4

i wonder, is watching porn against the bible? i do not look at porn, nure do i want to, but i wonder if the people who do is dishonoring God. its just a thought but, i do want to know what other Christains think.

2006-11-15 14:20:58 · 21 answers · asked by #1animallover 2

2006-11-15 13:12:05 · 9 answers · asked by listlessbutdiligent 3

My son has an opportunity to get 4 free one hour massage therapy sessions from a local 3rd Year College student. He hasn't had baby massage and doesn't seem to enjoy any type of touch....other than sleeping close. As a small child, he enjoyed being held and rocked to sleep. I've heard of benefits of Chiropractic therapy in children but what about massage?

2006-11-15 11:37:33 · 5 answers · asked by TML ♥'er 3

2006-11-15 10:58:01 · 3 answers · asked by max30324 1

2006-11-15 10:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by sayulita_life 1

My mother insists I use one for my tendonitis, but I was just wondering if there is anything harmful about these things? It just seems weird.

2006-11-15 10:14:29 · 7 answers · asked by shabuandshabu 2

do you need a supplement

2006-11-15 09:21:20 · 4 answers · asked by retiredlc@sbcglobal.net 1

I had a question with one of the papers a friend is writing. Can any one name any medicines that have been approved by the FDA that really shouldn't have been. He's listed the birth control patch, and we are looking for more. Any ideas? Also any good info on the FDA? Thanks a bunch!

2006-11-15 08:45:34 · 3 answers · asked by mke 2

2006-11-15 08:36:47 · 10 answers · asked by joshjones007 1

2006-11-15 08:33:11 · 8 answers · asked by hendry 1

2006-11-15 08:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by willie m 1

2006-11-15 08:08:58 · 22 answers · asked by ebony 1

There is a misconception that marijuana kills brain cells but what actually happens is this: Neurons are made of two parts; the cell bodies and axons. The cell bodies contain fiberous extentions called dendrites which receive information from the axon terminals of the adjacent cell. That information is then channeled through the neuron to the axon terminal and again to the dendrite of another cell. Frequent marijuana use will cause the dendrites to shorten therefore widening the synapses between cells making information get lost in transmission. Heres the kicker... Even with regular use, dendrites grow back after a month or two of not smoking. Here is an essay I recently wrote about the subject.


A letter to the religious right involved in Reagan's war on marijuana

I am not a Christian nor am I a pothead, however, after speculating over the role of the Christian right in the criminalization of marijuana usage and possession, I found it necessary to make an argument using Christian methods against it. I feel that it is necessary to add that I was raised christian so I do not intend to use bible verses that I know nothing about. I know the bible just as well and better than many Christians. I am also a psychology student in college and the psychological information I will use in my argument came directly from textbooks and lectures on the subject. I have two arguments to discuss, the first using strictly biblical elements and the second with human physiological elements to enhance and accelerate the original.

The arguments involved are sophomorically simple.

Genesis 1:9-13 Says this: 9And God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky be gathered into one place so dry ground may appear." And so it was. 10God named the dry ground "land" and the water "seas." And God saw that it was good. 11Then God said, "Let the land burst forth with every sort of grass and seed-bearing plant. And let there be trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. The seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came." And so it was. 12The land was filled with seed-bearing plants and trees, and their seeds produced plants and trees of like kind. And God saw that it was good. 13This all happened on the third day.

27-31: 27
So God created people in his own image;
God patterned them after himself;
male and female he created them.
28God blessed them and told them, "Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters over the fish and birds and all the animals." 29And God said, "Look! I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30And I have given all the grasses and other green plants to the animals and birds for their food." And so it was. 31Then God looked over all he had made and he saw that it was excellent in every way. This all happened on the sixth day.

The kicker... After God kicked Adam and Eve out of the garden, he had this to say to them: 3 17And unto Adam He said, "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, `Thou shalt not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.


18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.



These three excerpts tell us two things: God created the plethora of plants that we have on Earth and gave them to humans and animals for their consumption. Now before the reader suggests that we were to eat the fruits and seeds were for the birds, the second part of my argument must be considered. Marijuana and tobacco are the only drugs that grow naturally and do not have to be processed and synthesized before consumption. Alcohol has to be processed and it is legal. Marijuana is not. The devil, serpent, satan, whatever you want to call the spirit of darkness has never and will never have the authority to change the godly composition of Gods creations. The devil did not put the active ingredients in the marijuana plant and it would be impossible for him to cause the second part of my argument involving the physiology of humans nervous systems. The only power he has is to deceive and deception cannot change the fact that God made plants and people the way we are physiologically.

The active ingredients in marijuana pass through the blood-brain barrier and enter the central nervous system where they bind to three different receptor sites on the neurons. These receptors are called Delta 9 THC, 2-AG, and Anamine receptors. These receptor sites are activated only by cannabinoids from the marijuana plant and nothing else. Nicotine works in much the same way though there is only one receptor. All other drugs work by manipulating natural receptors in the brain that neurotransmitters use normally. For example, PCP works as a glutamate antagonist, blocking the natural processes of glutamate which works in opposition to the neurotransmitter dopamine. When glutamate is blocked, dopamine takes over and too much dopamine in the brain causes hallucinations, odd behavior, and delusional thinking. Cocaine works as an agonist for dopamine and other neurotransmitters causing more to be in the system than normal. Unlike marijuana, drugs like PCP, cocaine, heroine, designer drugs, etc. work by taking over the natural processes in the brain and bastardizing them to work in ways that do not occur naturally.

Marijuana, unlike any other drug, does not affect the brainstem. The brainstem is a system of regions in the back of the brain at the base of the spinal cord that monitors vital statuses like breathing rate and heart rate. There are neurotransmitter receptor sites all over the brain including the brainstem but there are no cannabinoid receptors in the brainstem. Take alcohol just as an example: by opening the sites for Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, the nervous system slows down. Since alcohol affects the brainstem, breathing and heart rate slow down too. An overdose of alcohol can slow systems down to the point where they stop and the user can die. Because it does not affect the brainstems regulation of vital functioning, marijuana is the only drug that someone cannot die of an overdose from.

God designed our bodies. God designed our nervous systems. God pieced our brains together long before scientists figured out how they worked. God put these three receptors in our brains on purpose. There must be some significance there. He created these three receptor sites in our brains before the original sin was committed. Many religions have considered the marijuana plant holy in the past. Mind you, I do not advocate a world where everyone smokes pot all the time. Anything can be abused. Too much of anything is bad Too much food can cause obesity or heart problems, Too much sun will cause a sunburn, Too much water can kill you, too much vitamin A will cause blindness, Too much alcohol can cause liver damage. Im not advocating that everyone should participate in marijuana consumption either. The only argument I am making is that to criminalize a plant created by God that human bodies are designed to process is not only un-Christian but unethical, immoral, illogical, ignorant, and an infringement on our rights as Americans to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

2006-11-15 07:47:31 · 12 answers · asked by California 1

2006-11-15 07:24:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone heard of a drug called Zydol? What is it and what does it do???

2006-11-15 07:00:50 · 4 answers · asked by JC 1

2006-11-15 06:22:38 · 13 answers · asked by Sun 2

2006-11-15 06:19:37 · 15 answers · asked by HYDEout 1

whenever I go to parties or social gatherings, I come home feeling drained. Like I feel like people was sucking my energy for themselves or something. That's why I hesitate going to parties sometimes. And today, I came home from my boy's birthday party at school and I left the school feeling drained AGAIN. I wish I knew who was feeding off of my energy.
Has anybody had this experience before and what do I do to protect myself against energy vampires?

Also, when someone does not like me, they send me negative vibes and I end up feeling mentally drained and sometimes sick too. Help!

2006-11-15 06:08:25 · 6 answers · asked by choosinghappiness 5

I have an L5 disc bulge and want to avoid surgery. I've seen the ads for spinal decompression and want to learn more about it. what reasearch is out there?
I am not looking for opinions about this therapy just facts, so please do not answer this question if you are an angry person who hates everything and anything good, a doctor or therapist who does not like the therapy because of their own bias or does not have the therapy in their office. Thank You.
Just looking for facts.

2006-11-15 04:33:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does black licorice effect certain medications and is it digestable.

2006-11-15 04:12:02 · 4 answers · asked by Jo 1

2006-11-15 04:02:21 · 23 answers · asked by Chris M 2