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May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
Feet take abuse every day. Pounded on hot side walks, cramped into shoes, they never stop working. One of the ways to get your feet rejuvenated is through reflexology, a science that came out of Egypt and has been more recently used as an adjunct to modern medicine.There are 7,200 nerve endings in the foot…Satisfy Your Soles By Holly Reich
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Doctors at the Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine were perplexed when cancer patients with similar conditions and symptoms responded differently to treatment by the same medicinal herbs, says the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Vol. 9, No. 2 ) They investigated and found that the problem lay in the type of pot used for…It’s the Pot that Counts! By Environmental Working Group
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
Folk healers have used lavender since ancient times to treat ailments like anxiety, insomnia, depression, headaches, hair loss, nausea, acne, toothaches, skin irritations and cancer. Modern scientists have confirmed these benefits, and are in the process of discovering a whole lot more.A flowering plant in the mint family, lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is easily recognized by…Lavender — Tranquility and Beyond
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
Now that medical marijuana (cannabis sativa) is legal in 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (including the 4 just added in the November election), perhaps it’s not surprising that humans are not the only ones experiencing the therapeutic virtues of this age-old plant.Animal lovers who may or may not partake of marijuana themselves,…Pot for Pets
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
Here's a therapy that energizes the immune system, lowers blood pressure, reduces anxiety, encourages sleep, increases compassion and feelings of well-being, and has no negative side effects. And the more you engage in this kind of treatment, the greater the benefits.It's called "hug therapy." Despite the lack of a long scientific-sounding name, this is quite…Hug Therapy
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
Acupressure has been used for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It applies the same principles as acupuncture (without the needles) to treat disease and enhance mind/body health. According to theory, special acupoints lie along energy meridians or channels in the body. It is believed that vital energy - a life force called…Fall Asleep Faster with Acupressure
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
It's not surprising that a plant, used for over 10,000 years for healing a wide variety of ailments, is just now being seriously studied by the conventional medical community. Studies are costly and huge profits are generally not expected from marketing a whole natural plant (not to mention, plenty of push-back from Big Pharma, which…Cannabis — The New “It” Plant
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
For much of the Northern Hemisphere, it was a long, tough winter. But spring has arrived and, for many of us, that means time to think about the garden. Here are a few plants you might want to cultivate for their health benefits, as well as natural beauty: Aloe (Aloe vera) - A sun-loving evergreen…Backyard Botanicals… Cultivating plants for health benefits
...May 7, 2020 - Category: Adjunctive Therapies
The principles behind acupuncture for animals are the same as when this ancient healing art is used on humans: to regulate the movement of life force, or qi, through invisible channels called meridians by placing fine needles at specific points on the meridians. Acupuncture needles come in various sizes; the same sizes used on humans…Sit. Stay. Heal. Acupunture for Pets By Michele C. Hollow
...May 4, 2020 - Category: A Different Concept of Health and Disease
Hippocrates is widely acclaimed today as the "Father of Medicine". M.D.s take the Hippocratic Oath when they are about to enter medical practice. We all know the name, but who was the man?Hippocrates was a physician born in 460 B.C. on the Greek island of Cos. He had an investigative mind and disproved the common…Who Was Hippocrates?
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