M2-Tone

M2-Tone is a herbal formulation marketed by Charak. It is indicated in PCOS, menstrual disorders such as Dysfunctional-Uterine-Bleeding (DUB) and other types of infertility. It contains herbs and salts that correct the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, thereby regulating the hormones responsible for ovulation and menstruation. It nourishes the endometrium and supports conception. It is sold both in syrup and tablet form.

Treatment Protocol
For women with PCOS, M2-Tone helps in restoring ovulation, correcting the length of the luteal-phase and regulating the levels of estrogen. A good treatment protocol should consider 10-15 ml of the syrup or 1-2 viagra cialis online pharmacy pharmacy twice a day post meals for about 6 months. When taken in conjunction with home-remedies like Fenugreek, Tulsi, Amla, a healthy diet, detoxification procedures, regular exercises, it can take about 2-3 months to see positive results. Often with the treatment, absent menstrual cycles start recurring with a 45-60 day periodicity and gradually adjust to a 28-30 day duration. As the menstrual cycles get restored, accompanying problems such as acne, hirsutism, obesity and alopecia disappear. In chronic cases or long-term abuse with hormonal medicines, strong insulin-sensitizing medicines such as Hyponidd or Diabecon may be advisable.

As with any herbal medicine, every effort must be made to keep the required dosage of M2-Tone to a minimum and to avoid burdening the body with excess medication. A physician's advice is suggested when determining the dosage and duration of the treatment. When treated properly, herbal medicines should restore normalcy in the body and should be discontinued thereafter.

Case-3 discusses a treatment protocol using M2-Tone.

Ingredients of M2-Tone

Usheer (Andropogon muricatus, Vettiver)	A fragrant herb-root with anti-inflammatory properties; controls acne, cools the body.
Kamal (Nelumbium speciosum, Lotus)	Controls excess bleeding, supports liver and cardiac health.
Jeeraka (Cuminum cyminum, Cumin)	Improves digestion, metabolism.
Shunthi (Zingiber officinale)	Stimulates the gastrointentinal tract, supports liver health; good anti-inflammatory
Nagkesara (Mesua ferrea)	Controls excess bleeding; strong anti-inflammatory, nourishes the skin
Amalaki (Amla, Indian Gooseberry, Emblica officinalis)	Excellent antioxidant, rich in C vitamin; good for healthy skin, hair growth; regulates sugar metabolism and supports a healthy liver .
Lavang (Caryophyllus aromaticus, Clove)	Detoxifies the gastrointestinal tract and improves digestion; restores libido.
Kankola (Piper cubeba)	Stimulates ovulation, supports liver and spleen; restores libido
Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi)	Powerful blood purifier; stimulates the nervous system and clams the mind; alleviates premenstrual syndrome.
Shalmali (Bombax malabaricum)	Controls excess bleeding; controls acne.
Gairika (Hematite Calx)	Treats menorrhagia; reverses anaemia
Yashad bhasma (Zinc Calx)	Form of zinc useful in treating impaired glucose metabolism and acne.
Vang bhasma (Tin Calx)	Good detoxifier; cleanses the urinary tract and improves digestion
Muktashukti bhasma (Pearl oyster shell calx)	Anti-inflammatory; controls acidity and improves digestion
Mandur bhasma (Ferric oxide calx)	Treats all form of menstrual disorders; promotes ovulation; controls anaemia; supports liver health.
Shuddha kasis (Ferrous sulphate)	Treats anaemia and weakness due to excess/prolonged bleeding.
Abhrak bhasma (Biotite Calx)	Treats anaemia.
Ashoka (Saraca indica)	Has estrogenic effects; stimulates endometrium and ovarian tissues; enhances ovulation and controls excess bleeding.
Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa)	Supports uterine health; controls excess bleeding; improves liver health.
Shivalingi (Bryonia laciniosa)	Supports uterine and ovarian health; improves fertility.
Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)	Excellent cleanser; improves metabolism, liver and colon health; controls excess bleeding.
Vasa (Adhatoda vasica)	Controls inflammation; treats menorrhagia, bleeding disorders.
Vata (Ficus bengalensis)	Tones the tissues and organs; cools the body.
Devadaru (Cedrus deodara)	Has anti-inflammatory properties; alleviates premenstrual syndrome; controls menstrual pain.
Kokilaksha (Hygrophila spinosa)	Treats infertility and anaemia; restores libido.
Shatavari (Asparagas racemosus)	Regulates estrogenic activity; corrects the hypothalaum-pituitary-ovarian axis; promotes ovulation; cleanses the liver; increases lactation in feeding mothers.
Musta (Cyperus rotundus)	Regulates menstrual bleeding; alleviates prementrual syndrome.
Jamun (Eugenia jambolana)	Powerful hypoglycemic; regulates blood sugar.
Bibhitaki (Terminalia belerica)	Blood purifier; cleanses the gastrointestinal tract and liver; controls excess bleeding.
Bhringaraj (Eclipta alba)	Supports liver health; treats alopecia areata and improves hair-growth
Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus)	Cools the body; cleanses the urinary tract.
Twak (Cinnamomum cassia)	Supports liver and cardiac health; improves glucose metabolism and imsulin sensitivity.
Pippali (Piper longum)	Strong inti-inflammatory; treats acne and nourishes skin; tones the tissues and organs.
Vacha (Acorus calamus)	Cleanses the liver and kidneys; stimulates the nervous system and calms the mind.
Nishotar (Ipomoea turpethum)	Cleanses the liver and colon; improves metabolism.
Daruharidra (Berberis aristata)	Stimulates ovulation; controls leucorrhoea and acne.

Disclaimer
This content is presented as a source of general information only. An expert's advice should be taken before starting a treatment and care should be exercised when taking medicines.

The author has no financial interest in or affiliation to Charak or distributors/salespersons of M2-Tone.

NaturalNews: An apple a day really does keep the doctor away!

In case you missed my newest NaturalNews article, below is the link. Check out the medicinal benefits of a very simple fruit...the apple!



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Vitamin D - Right vs Wrong

Sometimes I can't really find words for what I want to say and that is when I publish something that someone has already said before me.



This wonderful Vitamin D post is written by the Author of the Heart Scan Blog; Dr William Davis:

Monday, January 11, 2010

Getting vitamin D right

Vitamin D is, without a doubt, the most incredible "vitamin"/prohormone/neurosteroid I have ever encountered. Frankly, I don't know how we got anything accomplished in health pre-D.

Unfortunately, people I meet rarely take their vitamin D in a way that accomplishes full restoration of vitamin D blood levels. It really isn't that tough.

Here's a list of common tripping points with vitamin D:

"I take vitamin D: 1000 units a day."

This is probably the most common mistake I see: Taking a dose that is unlikely to yield a desirable blood level. (We use 60-70 ng/ml of 25-hydroxy vitamin D as our target.) Most men and women require 6000 units per day to achieve this level. There is substantial individual variation, however, with an occasional person needing much more, a rare person requiring as little as 1000 units.

"I bought some vitamin D on sale. They were white viagra."

Time and again, patients in my office who initially have had successful vitamin D replacement, despite being reminded that only oil-based forms should be taken, switch to cheap cialis. While they initially showed a 25-hydroxy vitamin D blood level, for instance, of 67 ng/ml on 8000 units per day with an oil-based capsule, they switch to a tablet form and the next blood level is 25 ng/ml. In other words, tablets are very poorly or erratically absorbed.

I have had people use tablets successfully, however, by taking their vitamin D tablets with a teaspoon of oil, e.g., olive oil. Oil is necessary for full absorption.

"I'm going to Florida. I'll stop my vitamin D because I'm going to lay in the sun."

Wrong. 90% of adults over 40 years old have lost the majority of their ability to activate vitamin D in the skin. A typical response might be an increase in blood level from 25 to 35 ng/ml--a 10 ng increase with a dark brown tan.

There is an occasional person who, with sun exposure, increases blood levels substantially. This can occur in both fair-skinned and dark-skinned people, though I've never seen it happen in an African-American person. The occasional person who maintains the ability to convert vitamin D with sun exposure, or young people, should seasonally adjust their vitamin D dose, e.g., 6000 units winter, 3000 units summer, or some other regimen that maintains desirable blood levels. You can see that monitoring blood levels (we check levels every 6 months for the first 2 years) is crucial: You cannot know what your vitamin D needs are unless you assess 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels.

"I drink plenty of milk. I don't think I need to take vitamin D."

Oh, boy. This is so wrong on so many levels.

First of all, no adult should be drinking plenty of cow's milk. (A discussion for another day.) Second of all, cow's milk averages 70 units of vitamin D, often the D2 form (ergocalciferol), per 8 oz. Even if the FDA-mandated 100 units per day were present, an average adult dose of 6000 units would require 60 glasses of milk per day. Can you say "diarrhea"?

Likewise, other food sources of vitamin D, such as fish (300-400 units per serving) and egg yolks (20 units per yolk), are inadequate. This makes sense: Humans are not meant to obtain vitamin D from food, but from sun exposure over a large body surface area. And this is a phenomenon that is meant to occur only in the youthful, ensuring that nature takes its course and us older folks get old and make way for the young (i.e., unless we intervene by taking vitamin D supplements).

"My doctor said that my vitamin D blood level was fine. It was 32 ng/ml."

Let's face it: By necessity, your overworked primary care physician, who manages gout, hip arthritis, migraine headaches, stomach aches, prostate enlargement, H1N1, depression, etc., is an amateur at nearly everything, expert in nothing. Nobody can do it all and get it right. Likewise vitamin D. The uncertain primary care physician will simply follow the dictates of the laboratory form that specifies "30-100 ng/ml" as the "normal" or "reference range." Unfortunately, the laboratory often quotes population distributions of a lab measure, not an ideal or desirable level.

To illustrate the folly of population distributions of a measure, imagine you and I want to know what women weigh. We go to a local mall and weigh several thousand women. We tally up the results and find that women weigh 172 lbs +/- 25 lbs (the mean +/- 2 standard deviations). (That's true, by the way.) Is that desirable? Of course it isn't. Population average or population distribution does not necessarily mean ideal or desirable.

"My husband's doctor said he should take 4000 units per day. So I just take the same dose."

That would be fine if all adults required the same dose. However, individual needs can vary enormously. A dose that is grossly insufficient for one person may be excessive for another. Once again, vitamin D dose needs can be individualized by assessing 25-hydroxy vitamin levels in the blood.

"I don't need to take vitamin D. I already take fish oil."

I suspect this mistaken belief occurs either because people confuse fish oil with cod liver oil, which does contain some vitamin D. (Cod liver oil is not the best source of vitamin D, mostly because of the vitamin A content; also a discussion for another time), or because they've heard that eating fish provides vitamin D. However, fish oil capsules do not contain vitamin D unless it is added, in which case it should be prominently and explicitly stated on the label.

"I don't have to take vitamin D. It's summer."

For most people I know, if it's a bright, sunny July day, where are they likely to be? In an office, store, or home--NOT lying in the sun with a large body surface area exposed. Also, most people expose no more than 5-10% of surface area in public. I doubt you cut the grass in a bathing suit. Because of modern indoor lifestyles and fashion, the majority of adults need vitamin D supplementation year-round.

I advise everyone that gelcap vitamin D is preferable. Some, though not all, liquid drop forms have also worked. Take a dose that yields desirable blood levels. And blood levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D are ideally checked every 6 months: in summer and in winter to provide feedback on how much sun activation of D you obtain.

If your doctor is unwilling or unable to perform vitamin D testing, fingerstick vitamin D test kits can be obtained from Track Your Plaque.

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Wax tablets

 

A few weeks ago we have made some wax cheap cialis and styli. We already had one wax tablet (the large one on the photos), but I discovered on internet that a 14th century wax tablet was found in York, United Kingdom. This was in fact a set of eight small wax cheap cialis in a leather case, which included a love poem on one of the tablets. The wax tablets are very thin, 1.5 mm (x 3 x 5 cm), much thinner than I previously thought possible. Our old wax tablet was 1.2 cm thick! The new tablets are not that thin, only 4 mm, but have writing wax on both sides of the tablet. The tablets are made of cherry wood and finished with linseed oil. The beeswax was coloured with hearth-black, which can be commercially bought (or home made).

The styli are made of a brass rod and hammered flat at one end. The point was filed as well as some decorations. The styli were then sanded and polished. 

A good resource on (Roman and Medieval) wax tablets can be found at http://www.larsdatter.com/tablets.htm.

Cialis Once Daily – US approval

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