CYSTITIS

Cystitis: is an infection or inflammation of the bladder usually caused by bacteria that invades the urethra. Painful and frequent urination, a burning when urinating, and a constant urge to urinate are some symptoms of this infection. Proper hygiene is extremely important. Common causes and aggravating factors of cystitis are addiction to coffee and other forms of caffeine, cigarette and alcohol addiction, dehydration, excessively frequent or traumatic sex, stress, and poor hygiene (such as wiping from back to front after a bowel movement instead of front to back). To end recurrent cystitis, you must eliminate bladder irritants from your life, especially coffee. Decaffeinated coffee and red pepper can also cause problems. Increase your intake of water so that you urinate more frequently.

Cranberries contain a substance that makes it difficult for bacteria to adhere to the wall of the bladder. Take advantage of this property by drinking cranberry juice often, or better still, unsweetened cranberry juice concentrate (available at natural food stores) diluted with water or sparkling water.

Interstitial cystitis, a less common and much more stubborn inflammation of the bladder, often resists medical treatment. Persons with this problem must be even more persistant about eliminating sources of bladder irritation.

HERBAL REMEDIES:

HERBAL TEAS:

In a stainless steel pot, boil desired amount of distilled water. The moment it boils turn the heat off. Add the following herbs in an infuser, muslin bag or tea ball for a single cup or add one-three teaspoons of herbs per cup for larger amounts. Allow the herbs to infuse for up to 5 minutes. Drink 3-4 cups a day. For flavor-add lemon and sweeten with Stevia or organic honey.

Kidney/Bladder Tea- Gently cleans the urinary tract system. Helps avoid infections while helping to build the liver. Helps to relieve inflammation and regulate blood sugar levels. Uva Ursi, Peppermint, Juniper Berry, Marshmallow Root.

Heart Tea- For those who like to keep their heart strong. Dilates the coronary blood vessels, helps lower cholesterol, and restores the heart muscle. Also good for bacterial infections, bladder, kidney, and prostate disorders. Nettle, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Hawthorn Berry, Siberian Ginseng, Fo-Ti, Ginko, Clove, Tang Kuei.

Lemon Tea- This tea helps fight infection, cools fever, tones tissue, softens and soothes skin. Promotes bowel movements and increases urination. Lowers both blood sugar and blood pressure. Stimulates immunity. Lemon peel, Lemon Grass, Ginger Oil, Shavegrass, Osawatamie, Sweetleaf.

Essiac Tea- Stimulates the immune system and purifies the blood. Helps with many skin disorders. Helps to sooth inflammed mucous membranes of the bowels, stomach, and urinary tract. Burdock Root, Sheep Sorrel, Slippery Elm Bark, Turkey Rhubarb Root.

HERBAL TINCTURES
Herbal tinctures are concentrated liquid extracts of the medicinal properties of herbs. Tinctures represent one of many different ways to prepare and use herbs. The terms tincture and extract are often used interchangeably. Technically these terms are an indication of strength used by manufactures.

Shake the tincture bottle well. As a dietary supplement, place 1/3 of a dropper (6-12 drops) under the tongue, or in juice or water as needed, 3-4 times a day.

Relieve Pain

Uva Ursi

Goldenseal

INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Uva Ursi or bearberry, is an evergreen shrub (Arctostaphylos uva ursi). American Indians called the plant kinnikinnik and made a smoking mixture from the dried leaves. The leaves are a specific herbal remedy for irritation and inflammation of the urinary tract, for such conditions as nephritis, cystitis, and urethritis; they also help dissolve kidney and bladder stones. In addition they help reduce painful and heavy menstruation by gently constricting blood vessels in the lining of the uterus. For short-term use, one dropperful of tincture in a little water (or divided doses as stated above), or one or two capsules three to four times a day.

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AROMATHERAPY REMEDY BLENDS:

Aromatherapy can help to minimize discomfort and speed recovery. Helpful, are Essential oils such as bergamot, eupcalyptus, cedarwood, thyme, tea tree...

3 times a day, morning, noon and night, utilize these blends of essential oils:

Angel's Mist Rub Essential Oil Remedy Blend

Angel's Mist Massage Essential Oil Remedy Blend

Angel's Mist Bath Essential Oil Remedy Blend

HYDROTHERAPY

The mysterious and amazing healing power of water has been utilized for centuries. Water cleanses, refreshes and restores all life. We are always drawn to water. Be it a soothing fountain or majestic waterfall. Water is a carrier. It flows. It moves along the line of least resistance to find its way to the ocean where comes and goes in the ebb and flow of tides and waves. The appeal is inexplicable! We crave water, maybe because our bodies are made up of a large percent of it. Maybe beacuse we instinctively know how it can heal us.

Hydrotherapy is the use of water in any form, in the treatment of dis-ease. Hydrotherapy was used by the ancient Greek physicians. The use of baths for such purposes as well as for religious purification, personal cleanliness, and private or social relaxation dates from at least the time of ancient Greece. A German, Vincenz Priessnitz, popularized the use of spas in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, where they are still popular today.

Hydrotherapy has a number of uses. Warm water will relax spasm; thus, hydrotherapy has been useful in treating such conditions as muscular strains and sprains, muscular fatigue, and backache. Heat is often used in conjunction with massage or other manipulative or stimulative treatments, such as the whirlpool bath. Sitz baths (sitting in hot water) are effective in the treatment of many disorders. Water is also useful in physical therapy because patients who exercise in a buoyant medium can move weak parts of their bodies without contending with the strong force of gravity.

Taking a warm sitz bath. Fill bath tub to 1/3 to 1/2 of the way full. As the tub fills with water add 2 spoons of Angel's Mist Deep Soak Sea Salts to the bath water. Soak for 15-20 minutes. As the water gets cool, replace the bath with warm water. Repeat once or twice a day until symptoms subside.

HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES:

This medical system uses infinitesimal doses of natural substances to stimulate a person's immune system and body's natural defenses. Homeopathic remedies are named for the plant or animal ingredients they are made from. Homeopathy not only offers relief from temporary disorders but, can provide long term healing of a person due to its individual and "wholistic" approach. This often leads to a complete recovery from the dis-ease, as well as, providing an improved understanding of the patient's situation. This type of healing makes it easier and possible to avoid recurrence or relapses in the future and, homeopathy stimulates the body's natural defense system by reestablishing normal immune system and cell functioning.

CYSTITIS
Cantharis 30c if symptoms are sudden, frequent urge to urinate, feeling the bladder doesn't fully empty.
Staphysagria 12c if symptoms develop after intercourse or after hospital procedures such as catheterization.
Sepia 6c if urine has a strong odor, , a sensation that urine will leak if urination is delayed, or pain in the urethra after urination.

HEALING TOUCH THERAPY:

There are many different approaches to massage and applications of it. "Massage Therapy" is a holistic procedure that affects all systems of the body; digestive, elimination, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic, endocrine and nervous systems. Many of today's health problems arise from stress. Because stress upsets the delicate integral balance of all your body's functions, regaining this balance requires a holistic approach.
Massage Therapy not only treats those parts of you which are a problem, but also affects the whole of your metabolism through normalizing your circulatory, muscular and nervous systems and their interdependent functioning. Massage is usually done with soothing massage oils or relaxing body lotions in order for the practioner's hands to "glide" over the body with smooth, relaxing strokes.

Learn How to Give a Massage. This step by step method will help you learn just how to make your subject feel great!

Hot Stone Massage Therapy. is recommended for this conditon. It is an ancient Ayurvedic therapy with river bed stones which draw out stress, tension and impurities from the body.
Crystal Massage works on a deep esoteric level allowing not only the physical body enjoyment and total relaxation but the stones will enhance a positive, reconnecting flow of energy which will allow you to bring up, recognize and clear emotional blocks.

NUTRITION

Water is essential in any healing process. Distilled water is the best. 6-8 eight ounces glasses per day.
Cranberries contain a substance that prevent bacteria from adhere to the wall of the bladder. By drinking cranberry juice often, or better still, unsweetened cranberry juice concentrate diluted with water or sparkling water, you will see an amazing difference. Take vitamin C 1,000-2,000 mg, three times a day) as a general measure to deal with infection.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are infections of the kidney, bladder, and urethra. They are generally triggered by bacteria and are more common with any partial blockage of the urinary tract. In some people, UTIs tend to recur.
When healthy volunteers ingested a large amount (100 grams) of refined sugar, the ability of their white blood cells to destroy bacteria was impaired for at least five hours.1 Ingestion of excessive amounts of alcohol has also been shown to suppress the immune system,2 whereas reducing the intake of dietary fat stimulates immunity.3 For these reasons, many nutritionally oriented doctors recommend a reduced intake of sugar, alcohol, and fat during an acute infection and for prevention of recurrences.

EMOTIONAL ASPECT:

There is an emotional aspect to every illness. Often times, it is the emotional thoughts or "excess emotions" that will lead to illness. The following therapies are utilized for calming the mind, help with stress relief and focuses on our mental powers over any situation. The ability to balance your emotional, mental, physical and spiritual self is up to you. Here are some suggestions:

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YOGA/MEDITATION THERAPY REMEDIES:

Yoga poses can be good alternatives to "traditional" health remedies because they relax the body and mind, improve circulation and respiration, reduce tension and help the body through it's healing process.

CYSTITIS:

The Yogic breath exercise can be done without instruction, without danger, and with a good chance that your discomfort and stressful feelings from Constipation will be reduced. Sit with your legs crossed in a comfortable position. Breathe slowly and evenly from your diaphragm, through your nose. That's it! Just allow your shoulders to drop and your face relax as you breath, deep.

Deep Diaphram Breath
Sit with your legs crossed in a comfortable position. Breathe slowly and evenly from your diaphragm, through your nose. Fill your lower abdomen, lungs, then chest with air. Hold for a four count then slowly exhale the air out from your chest, lungs, then lower abdomen. Repeat 3 or 4 times. That's it! Just allow your shoulders to drop and your face relax as you breath, deep.
Also consider Child's Pose, Standing and Seated Forward Bends.


MEDITATION:

Meditation is a time-honored technique that can take you into infinite dimensions of consciousness. One major principle to meditation is in the ability to completely quiet your mind. Quieting the mind comes as a result of meditating over a long period of time, but any time you are looking within, you are meditating.

There are many meditation methods. Some are passive and others are active -- not in the physical sense, but in the sense that you actually do something during meditation. Meditators learn to focus their awareness and direct it onto an object: the breath, a phrase or word: a mantra, repeated silently, a memorized inspirational phrase, an image in the mind's eye. Researchers have documented immediate benefits in terms of lowered blood pressure, decreased heart and respiratory rate, increased blood flow, and other measurable signs of the relaxation response.

Meditation will calm an agitated mind, creating optimal physical and mental health, undo our sense of separateness, which is the common root of fear and misery, unify consciousness, putting us in touch with our higher self and connect us to higher consciousness. Meditation restructures the mind, allowing us to achieve our full potential as human beings.

Fold your hands gently in your lap and close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths. Then just sit. If you have never meditated before, you will probably feel as if your mind is full of thoughts. Don't try to stop the thoughts, just watch them. Imagine that you are on the bank of a river and that your thoughts are the river going by. Don't try to stop the river, just watch it. Within a week, you will see the river begin to slow down. You may become impatient, or even bored. That's okay. If you find yourself complaining, just watch the thoughts pass by. Do this for 5 to 10 minutes. You may find that you fall asleep because you are so relaxed. That's good because, in many ways, you have begun to let go. Continue at this pace and each day allow just alittle more time for yourself to meditate. Doing this allows you to relax and forget about time.

Consider the amazing power of Sacred Incense. Whether for meditation, quiet reflection or for creating and elegant environment to be shared with others, the opportunity awaits those ready to explore the world of scent!

COLOR THERAPY REMEDIES:

When you are balanced, you can more effectively fight dis-ease, rid your system of toxins, as well as, negative patterns. You can achieve balance through the vibrational remedy and application of color. Color inteacts with the human energy system in a unique way to stablize physical, emotional, mental and spiritual conditions.

CYSTITIS:
Yellow-Orange

MUSIC/SOUND THERAPY:

Vibrational medicine which validates that everything in the universe is in a state of vibration and the frequency at which an object or person most naturally vibrates is called resonance. The chakras, bones, and organs in the body all possess a different resonant frequency. When an organ or part of the body is vibrating out of tune or nonharmoniously, it is called "dis ease" or disease. A body is in a healthy state of being when each cell, each organ creates a resonance that is in harmony with the whole being.
Music is a powerful tool that can be used in so many ways. It has been proven that the type of music that makes a person relax or become receptive is not any one kind. It all depends on the individual and their affinity with it.

Healing Music is recommended for this condition.

METAPHYSICAL REMEDIES:

The power of your mind and your belief system has everything to do with the condition, the speed and the way that you heal.

* Our Belief System is one of the major factors that can get us through situations or can cause our life to crumble around us! I do believe that there is a lot of innate goodness and balancing our minds do subconsciously to get us through hard times. The other portion of this is how we "program" ourselves to deal with any given situation.

* Our self-confidence and self-love are often the key to opening and strengthening this portion of our thoughts which in turn emanates from ourselves!

* Energy follows thought. Program thought to be positive and your energy will reflect it!

* Really appreciating what we DO have as opposed to what we would like to have, sometimes makes a signifcant difference. This is always an important element in healing that is often neglected.

STONE & CRYSTAL REMEDIES:

Crystals have both piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. This means that the polarities of the crystal will change when subjected to pressure or heat (even body heat from the hands). This will radiate energy from the crystal due to this reversal of polarities. It provides the transfer, storage and transformation of energy. Offering a balanced energy field, energy modification, amplifies both energy and thought, clarity in thinking, and harmony and alignment with the chakra energy areas.

The Complete Chakra Kit stimulates the seven main energy sources which govern all the major organs and psychologically alters and clears the body's energy in order to allow healing to take place.

CYSTITIS:
Amber, Matrix of Azurite/Malachite, Bloodstone, Cuprite, Jasper

CANDLE THERAPY

The power behind Candle Therapy is not only therapeutic, but works on a psychological and spirtual plane as well. The candle's flame has always been a metaphor for the soul. It possesses a tranquil and almost hypnotic atmosphere to those who allow its power to take them to a very special place!

Botanical Candles such asOcean Breeeze, Rose, Eucalyptus, Magnolia are all wonderful for this condition.

Healer Candles such as Stress Release, Calm, Energy and Balance can allow their powerful mix of herbs and essential oils to help the body heal.

The Chakra Candle Set is very appropriate for any kind of balance and energy work that is needed in healing.

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