Posts Tagged ‘Alternative Medicine’

Why Acupuncture? And How to Find the Right Acupuncturist

There are many reasons to see an Acupuncturist. This ancient medicine, developed in China thousands of years ago, is used today to cure a whole host of ailments including, but not limited to: headaches, abdominal pain, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, anorexia, weight loss, and more.

If you find yourself suffering from one of these or other problems, are unsatisfied with your current doctor’s diagnosis, or simply want to try what people have been talking about and using for millenia, then now is the time to head to the Acupuncturist and find out for yourself what it’s all about. Read more…

Unique Uses of Olive Oil

Olive Oil has been a staple of diets along the Mediterranean coast since the dawn of recorded civilization, and while it’s tasty, it’s also been used for a number of home remedies over the years. In the event that you want to use olive oil for something a bit more medicinal than roasting garlic and chicken, please do read on.

It has been used as a skin cleaning agent and moisturizer since the days of the Persians, and possibly even longer than that. It is rich in fatty acids that can open up the pores and lift out dead skin cells, and it’s very good at moisturizing the skin. You should heat it up to about ’sipping temperature’ and rub it into your skin. You can mix it with vinegar or sugar (both work) to make it an exfoliant and skin softener.

It is a traditional remedy for softening and treating calluses and ingrown toenails. When used on the nails it keeps them grow stronger, and can clear up minor amounts of nail fungus on toenails. It can also soften the cuticles. Similarly to being used for nail care and skin care, olive oil is a traditional treatment for hair, where it acts as a conditioner and shines the hair up nicely. In all of these cases, heating the oil to ‘just barely uncomfortable’ before applying it is the recommended technique.

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Heartburn Cure! Alternative Medicine To Reduce That Burning Heartburn Pain of Acid Reflux

<h1>Heartburn</h1>Heartburn is described as a burning sensation that can be felt in the chest specifically at the lower sternum. Such pain is caused by a reflux of digestive acid that shoots up and enter the lower esophagus thus resulting to a burning sensation and acute pain.<br><br>This condition is also called as acid reflux, cardialgia, pyrosis and GERD.<br><br>Statistically, 60 million of Americans suffer from this heartburn condition and needless to say its never pleasant when it occurs. That?s why this article is written.

To help you alleviate the pain and ultimately achieve heartburn cure. But because of the limitations of the length of this article. I’ll be just covering some general heartburn cure, but if you want more information and immediate need for heartburn cure, just follow the link at the bottom of the article. <br><br>It is already known that some substances can cause heartburn. Read more…

Benefits Of Alternative Medicine

<h1>Benefits of Alternative Medicine</h1>With the growing number of people being affected by newly discovered chronic degenerative diseases such as AIDS and chronic fatigue syndrome,are you worried or wondering….<br>”Is it possible to maintain good health?”<br>”What your body needs to function properly?”<br>”Why conventional medicine is becoming more complicated and costly and in some cases simply ineffective?”<br><br>A growing number of people are turning to alternative medicine and natural healing–simple, traditional low-tech methods of preventing illnesses and solving everyday health problems.

<br><br>Do you have unanswered questions on….<br>Why are people flocking to health food stores, with their lotions and potions, and what keeps them going back for more?<br><br>What to do if you or someone in your family falls ill?<br><br>Are these therapies really old wives tales or can they really work?<br><br>Even mainstream doctors have begun to recommend natural drugless therapies’ to treat both everyday complaints and serious illnesses. Read more…

Does Drinking Coffee Aids Weight Loss? Good or Bad

Drinking coffee for health and weight loss is probably the most popular and controversial drugs in the world. Some so called experts claim that caffeine increases your metabolic rate, making weight loss easier and faster. Caffeine also promotes gains in short-term, high-intensity athletic performance. Caffeine decreases your perception of pain during exercise. This might explain why fitness competitors routinely down a cup of java right before exercise! Caffeine also improves mental alertness and reduces your perception of fatigue.

The coffee research, however, found that consumption of ground caffeinated coffee appeared to have an independent relationship with weight loss. The findings implied that the caffeine present in coffee may help people to decrease body weight. But no studies show any indication that weight loss from large amounts of caffeine is permanent or significant. There is also no documented evidence that increasing caffeine intake by itself can have any effect on weight loss. In addition, some studies found that decaffeinated coffee may contribute to modest changes in weight. Does coffee help weight loss? Read more…

What is Alternative Health?

We hear a lot about “Alternative Health” and “Alternative Medicine” from many sources. These “Alternative” disciplines are becoming more and more sought after, by more people then ever before. Usually it is because current mainstream medicine and practices have failed to help them, written them off as terminal or are just plain out of reach because of the astronomical costs involved. But, for many who may not have been exposed to some of these additional avenues available, the question is asked, “What are these “alternative” disciplines and why are they called “alternative”?

Here in the West, we have a medical system that is based in a culture of created, designer drugs being used to override the body’s natural processes and then using surgery when that doesn’t work. It is a system that is completely controlled by the American Medical Association (the AMA) and Pharmaceutical companies. It is a system that treats symptoms with these created drugs to ease pain or cover apparent symptoms, rather than going for the cause of the illness, and working to cure the patient.

(Because the physical symptoms are usually just a reflection of the real problem, which is frequently emotional or energy based, and not part of the actual physical body at all, the purely physical approach can’t reach it.) This approach has done a lot of good for many, killed many others and created many hardships, through dangerous and sometimes lethal side effects, for many, many others.

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Cancer Survivors Move Beyond The Cure

<h1>Cancer Survivors Move Beyond The Cure</h1>Doctors have some good news, for a change, about cancer. Today, 79 percent of U.S. children diagnosed with cancer survive it. The bad news, however, is that nearly two-thirds will experience physical or psychological problems or learning disabilities as a result of their diagnosis or treatment. <br><br>These “late effects” can occur months, even years after cancer has been treated. If survivors don’t know about late effects, they might not associate the problems with the cancer diagnoses and a minor health problem could become a life-threatening issue. Whatever their child’s health, parents can take a proactive approach. <br><br><h2>Here are some suggestions: </h2>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You are your child’s best advocate and the person who know the child best. Learn all you can about the diagnosis, treatment protocol and potential complications.

<br><br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maintain a detailed medical journal. From diagnosis on, keep a pen and notepad with you at all times and write everything down. Not only will this assist you during your child’s treatment, it will give you an accessible record for the future that can be used to refer to if medical records are sparse or ambiguous. <br><br>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Be open and honest with yourself, your family and especially your child. Knowledge about effects after treatment is necessary to help your child lead a full, healthy and productive life. Read more…

Natural Herbal Remedies For Acne

What causes Acne?

First, let’s understand what acne is to before we explore different kinds of acne skincare. Acne is not cause by bad hygiene so don’t try and wash acne away! This will only cause your skin to dry further, peel and invite more bacteria!

Acne is caused by excess oil produced by the oil glands in the skin – the sebaceous glands – in which the hair follicle resides. The cause is usually hormonal, that is, when there is an imbalance leading to excess production of androgen or the male hormone.

Does everyone suffer from them?

Predictably, it strikes usually due to adolescence in both girls and boys and can persist for years. This is why managing the condition, rather than trying to get rid of it, is the best way to approach the condition. Read more…

Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Medicines and Important Herbs

<h1>Ayurvedac</h1><h2>What is Ayurveda and Its Importance? </h2>Ayurveda is a traditional holistic healing. Translated from Sanskrit, Ayurveda means ‘the science of life’. Ayur means “life” and veda means “science originates in India and is a system which largely depends on plant support to form a major part of its medicine. Most of the herbs, spices, seeds, roots, leaves, stems, petals and flowers are deeply ingrained in all Indian homes where ‘home remedies’ are popular.

Even certain family members in some families are adept in curing even intricate disorders by simple and cost effective formulations which, at times, have shown marvelous and astounding results. <br><br>All over the world today we are looking for a natural system of healing that is comprehensive and complete, that is not merely some curious form of folk healing but a real and rational system of medicine that is sensitive to both nature and the Earth. Read more…