Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:47
Treating diseases with leeches
Below you can find several different diseases which medical leeches UK can effectively cure without the need of a long and costly treatment. Please, note that the list of diseases is not full and the information is only sketchy - to find out more about the range of use of our medical leechs follow to the treatment section on our website. Diseases that medical leeches can effectively cure: Alopecia Alopecia is a condition resulting in the los of hair which is mainly relate to the decrease in blood circulation in certain areas under the skin. Leech therapy allows the blood circulation to return to its normal track, which results in the increased delivery of several important nutrients which stimulate the growth of hair. At the same time the saliva of medical leeches makes it possible to eradicate the source of dandruff or bacteria. Arthritis It is a serious…
Thursday, 22 May 2014 13:04
Leech therapy for eyes
It is amazing how the medical leeches can be helpful in dealing with nowadays diseases. Below you can see just several examples of leech therapy for eyes. If you want to find out more about the remaining diseases that hirudotherapy can help to get rid of - see our treatment section. Periorbital hematoma and leech treatment One of the troubles that leeches may help to fully reduce is the periorbital hematoma. In this case the leeches are a perfect solution for pooled blood which is quite common in periorbital hematoma. When the organism reduces the bleeding inside the body it creates blood sacs which, predominantly is dissolved, but can also grow bigger and bigger. Even severe headaches can result as a result of that. Hirudotherapy turns out to be surprisingly effective to fight hematoma. The leeches immediately suck out all the pooled blood in the nearest area to the…
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Tuesday, 01 April 2014 13:42
Leeches medicine therapy is not old-fashioned
Another interesting entry about the current status the medical leeches seem to gain - lots of people not only approve this kind of medicine, but lots of these people think leeches will turn more and more useful in time.
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Wednesday, 08 January 2014 14:29
Interesting medical leeches facts
Below we provide to you some of the interesting medical leeches facts. If you would like to get to know more about our leeches we use, please contact us by phone or mail us. We will offer you professional and 100% effective help. Some of the interesting facts: commonly there are more that 650 different species of leeches know to us, around 18 inches - that is the length of the body of one of the largest leeches found in its natural habitat, some of the leeches may feed on fishes rather than sucking blood, although it seems impossible leeches have 32 brains, the babies of medical leeches are laid within a cocoon - The Amazon leeches carry their babies in their stomachs, it was about 1000 B.C. that the first leech was used as a medical treatment, medical leeches have a very similar nervous system to that found in…
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Wednesday, 04 December 2013 13:31
Curing migraines using leeches
It was in the 1980s that the leech treatment was first administered for removing the blood after performing reconstructive plastic surgeries such as reattaching legs, limbs, etc. From that time leeches has gained a considerable attention from the medical world. For instance, leeches can effectively cure the pains in the knee resulting from arthritis. As the researchers from the Duisburg-Essen University in Germany found out the pain reduction offered by leech treatment gave comparable results to those of using painkillers. The use of painkillers, however, has been argued to be much more troublesome due to the damages to the stomach if these are used regularly. Quite recently another type of advantage of hirudotherapy (leech treatment) has been noticed. The same researchers examined whether the leeches can reduce nerve pains resulting from shingles and the effects were positive. One of the key aspects which make leeches so effective in curing various…
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Thursday, 28 November 2013 12:54
Medical leeches still commonly used
Using leeches as an effective and natural mean of bloodletting started in ancient times and continued to be used in as late as in 19th century. Although in many cases leeches were used to reduce the levels of black bile, phlegm and other substances thus making people healthy in the 19th century doctors in Europe used them in large quantities (even over 40 million leeches were then imported from tropical areas into France, England, etc. However, by the end of the 20th century this practice has been entirely abandoned and the new, common and modern ways of healing people emerged.
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Friday, 15 November 2013 14:15
Demi Moore admits to bizarre beauty secret: 'I let leeches suck my blood'
By RICHARD SIMPSON First, shave your body. Then immerse yourself in turpentine. And when the stinging stops, allow leeches to feast on your blood. It sounds like a particularly refined form of torture. But Demi Moore swears by it, as a way of looking healthy and far younger than her 45 years. The secret, says Miss Moore, is an extremely alternative beauty therapy. Sucker: During an interview with David Letterman yesterday, Demi Moore revealed she is a fan of 'leech therapy' In New York to promote her new film Flawless, Moore told U.S. talk show host David Letterman: "I feel like I've always been someone looking for the cutting edge of things that optimise your health and healing. "I was in Austria doing a cleanse and part of the treatment was leech therapy. These aren't just swamp leeches though - we are talking about highly trained medical leeches. "These are…
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