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Thank Heavens For Natural Remedies For Constipation!

The jury still seems to be out on the benefits of natural alternative medicine. Many people swear by it and talk positively about how effective it can be, while others dismiss it as pure quackery in favour of modern medicine. Some argue that modern medicine is no replacement for traditional approaches that have been practiced for thousands of years. Regardless of the arguments for and against, one very effective application of natural medicines seem to be natural remedies for constipation. In my experience I have had more long term success with natural remedies for constipation than over-the-counter and prescription medications.

There are many different natural remedies for constipation. Many of the more basic remedies simply require an adjustment to your diet. A few years back I had a serious case of constipation. It turns out that my college diet of junk food and beer was playing havoc on my system. At first I tried laxative pills which worked short term, relieving me for a while, but usually the next day I would be constipated again and feeling worse than before. A close friend of mine recommended that I talk to my doctor about natural remedies for constipation.

My doctor suggested that I try the BRAT diet. The BRAT diet is one of the leading natural remedies for constipation, the letters BRAT stand for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. These basic foods will not irritate your stomach and help the digestive system go about its job properly. I have to admit that it did take a few days for the BRAT diet to start to work, the first couple of which were pretty uncomfortable, but in the end after eating healthily the positive effects were long term. The advice from my friend and doctor to try one of the natural remedies for constipation turned out to be very good advice indeed.

This is just one of the natural remedies for constipation. My doctor also recommended some others that would provide a bit more immediate relief, but weren’t as long lasting as the BRAT diet. I decided that I had already put up with weeks of discomfort so a couple more days couldn’t be too bad.

At the end of the day, different treatments work more effectively for different people and there are a lot of factors that need to be considered. If you aren’t having much luck with a modern medicine approach, I encourage you to try one of the many natural remedies for constipation – it may just work.

Add comment April 30th, 2007

The Hidden Benefits Of An Authentic Looking Cop Costume

I was amazed at the variety of get-ups I saw last Halloween when I took my neice out trick-or-treating for a few hours. The kids can’t wait to get dressed up each year which is interesting, but I’m equally as interested in checking out all the fun and unique costumes you see when you’re out and about. This year a real stand out for me was a young lady wearing a cop costume. At first I thought she was the real thing, she had me completely fooled. I guess it comes down to the personality of the person wearing the costume and this lady’s personality really came out through her cop costume. She had everyone nervously obeying her every command. Even when they realised she was just another person dressed up for halloween, everyone still treated her with respect. That’s the sort of response I want to get out of my future costumes!

After talking to her for a while, she told me that it hadn’t all been fun and games. Earlier in the night she walked past the local high school wearing her cop costume and some young punks got smart to her and threw an empty plastic bottle at her. Funnily enough she pretended to radio for back up and then chase after them and they ran off, haha. Talk about gutsy. Or maybe the cop costume gave her some dutch courage.

It re-ignited an old passion of mine from my childhoold. I used to watch the cop show “CHiPs” with my family every week. At the time Ponch and John were the epitome of cool and I remember all the guys at school wanting be cops when they grew up, or at least trying to dress like them in the mean time. I never did find out where to get an authentic looking cop costume, so I asked the lady where she got hers from. It turns out she spent a lot of time browsing through online costume shops looking for a decent costume and ended up finding the perfect one. She did tell me what the website was where she found it, but after heading home I completely forgot!

Anyway, before next halloween I plan on getting a cop costume for myself – you never know, I may end up meeting that lady again and we can pretend we’re partners

Add comment April 30th, 2007