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Root
Relieves Back Pain
The British Journal of Sports Medicine has
releases findings that an ointment made
from the comfrey root has medicinal properties that
aid in the relief of back pain.
The study included more than 120 participants
who had chronic back pain yet were all able to feel marked improvement
in regards to the amount of pain they felt.
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Migraine Link to
Breast Cancer
According
to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington,
women who experience chronic migraine headaches are at a significantly
lower risk of breast cancer.
Because of the hormone related triggers, there is a direct
correlation between migraines and breast cancer, said Dr. Christopher
Li.
Women that
have a history of migraines are at a 30-percent less risk of cancer.
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INFO: Headaches
Environment Affects Sleep
In a
study conducted at the Sousze Sleep Center in Hamburg, Germany, it was
found that the root cause of more than 40-percent of all sleep related
disorders or problems had an environmental cause.
"This
was a progressive, three year study in which we asked a hundred patients
to keep accurate logs and record their sleep experiences, including
what would disturb them," said Dr. Sousze.
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INFO: Sleep Disorders
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