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What's New

Latest update was on May 25, 2015. This release includes a number of improvements and updates in health and nutrition data. A number of new health conditions and diets have been added, in particular, PCOS, various types of kidney stones, alkaline diet, anti-inflammation diet, Mediterranean diet ... We are tracking a number of new nutrients and substances such as myo-inositol, glycemic index, oxalate, purine, frutcose ... And we have added numerous new food items, herbal remedies and alternative therapies. Finally, we have updated the information and guidance for many of the existing common chronic conditions in our knowledge-base.

App Description

Personal Remedies is a free app. The data presented in this app is updated in real time and on on-going basis, without the need to upgrade the app. It provides answers to a variety of health and nutrition questions that you might have, including actionable guidance on how to look out for your health and well-being. The content presented in this app is based upon findings published by US government agencies such as USDA and NIH (our primary sources), major clinics, industry associations, non-profit institutes and select medical publications.

If you rather address your health issues and concerns through diet and life style changes (as opposed to prescription drugs and other medical treatments) then this app is for you.

This app provides nutrition and health information for thousands of food items, the health conditions that they might help, and the illnesses that they might aggravate.

This app also provides diet and life style suggestions that might help prevent or improve over three hundred illnesses, allergies, diets and health concerns. It also provides information on what food items and actions might worsen the same health conditions and concerns.

This app also provides information about over fifty vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and substances such as gluten, cholesterol, sodium, mercury, purine, oxalate, glycemic index, myo-inositol … and the food sources for each.

You can view the sources or references used to derive each presented finding by simply clicking on the item of interest.

Some of the common health conditions covered in this app include:
Acne
Aging and life expectancy
AIDS/HIV
Alkaline diet
Allergies
Alzheimer
Anemia
Anti-inflammation diet
Back ache
Bad breath
Blood clotting
BPH
Cancer (various types)
Canker sores
Cataracts
Celiac disease
Constipation
Cough
Crohn’s disease
DASH diet
Depression
Diabetes (types 1 and 2)
Diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Eczema
Erectile dysfunction
Eye disorders
Fracture
Fibromyalgia
Gas and flatulence
Gout
Heart disease (Hardening of arteries)
Heartburn
Hemorrhoid
Hepatitis
Herpes
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
IBS
Indigestion
Infections
Infertility
Kidney Stones
Low FODMAP Diet
Lupus
Mediterranean diet
Menopause
Menstrual problems
Migrants
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle aches & pains
Muscle cramps
Nail health
Obesity or excess weight
Osteoporosis
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Prostate enlargement
Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sex drive
Shingles
Sinusitis
Skin well-being
Sore throat
Stress
Stroke prevention
Tuberculosis
Ulcers (Peptic ulcer)
Urinary tract infection
Vaginal yeast infection
Varicose veins
Vitamin D Deficiency

App Changes

• June 08, 2014 Initial release
• October 25, 2014 New version 2.1